The State government has decided to constitute separate commissions for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the State. It proposes to table the relevant Bills in this regard in the Assembly soon.
The government has also decided to set up superspeciality hospitals in the seven Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) areas in the State, and they are proposed at Araku, Palakonda, Parvathipuram, Rampachodavaram, Chintur, K.R. Puram, and Dornala.
The government has already chalked out plans to establish a Tribal University at Salur, a medical college at Paderu, and a tribal engineering college at Kurupam.
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, at a review of the welfare departments – Social, Tribal and Minority on Thursday, asked the officials to prepare proposals for filling 927 vacancies, including 309 cooks and watchmen, in the hostels.