The Government has allocated a sum of Rs.50 crore for the Comprehensive Tribal Development Programme for the year 2018-19. Through this programme, Land development activities, improvement of Katcha houses, road work, improvement of GTR schools, provision of drinking water facilities, economic development schemes and skill development programmes are being implemented through TAHDCO for Tribal Development.
Construction of building, maintenance, repair work, construction of toilets, bathrooms, kitchen, provision of borewell and motor, provision of drinking water, electrical maintenance works etc., in Government Tribal Residential Schools are undertaken under Comprehensive Tribal Development Programme. Under this scheme assistance is provided for setting up of virtual interactive classrooms in
GTR Schools, construction of houses, skill development activities for the livelihood of Scheduled Tribes, Upgradation of GTR Schools, improvement of Tribals in Education and Sports, construction of hostels, Economic Development schemes such as, supply of power tillers, funds for self help groups for starting organic Bamboo industry, Assistance to bonded Tribal Labourers to set up business in producing biomass charcoal units, handicraft items, assistance to develop nursery with herbal plants etc., for their livelihood.
A Solar cold room is provided at Karumandhurai in Kalvarayan Hills at a cost of Rs.12.10 lakh, to store agricultural products over a period of time and to sell it when price increases.
A sum of Rs.1.29 crore has been allotted for the installation of Smart Classrooms in 25 GTR Schools and measures have been taken to start Smart Classes in other GTR Schools also. 70
An amount of Rs.5.18 crore has been allocated for the implementation of infrastructure works such as construction of Toilet, Bathrooms, Borewells with motors, Drinking water, Electricity in 128 Government Tribal Residential Schools located at Villupuram, Dharmapuri, Namakkal, Salem, Vellore, Tiruchirappalli, Thiruvannamalai, Coimbatore, The Nilgiris, Tirunelveli, Erode, Tiruppur Districts and works are under progress. In order to motivate Traditional Agriculture in 7 Integrated Tribal Development Programme Areas, an amount Rs.70 lakh (i.e., 10 lakh each for 7 districts) has been allocated and the works are being implemented and monitored by the Project Officers.