For the first time, tribal students in Shopian are being provided with the best facilities at the government hostel. The government-run Gujjar and Bakerwal hostel at Balapora Shopian in south Kashmir, which was recently made operational, is helping tribal students in Shopian district complete their education, which was earlier not possible as these students belong to poor tribal families.
The modern Gujjar and Bakerwal hostels were constructed under the Tribal Affairs Department’s (TAD) scheme. This modern hi-tech hostel has a capacity for 100 students, and presently about 100 students are enrolled in the hostel, all belonging to tribal communities. This hostel is equipped with cutting-edge technology such as smart classrooms, E-libraries, computer labs, science laboratories, and free boarding and lodging for tribal students from Pulwama and Shopian. A few years back, the Government of India decided to provide educational and other facilities to tribal populations in Jammu and Kashmir, and in this regard, tribal hostels were constructed in many areas of Jammu and Kashmir.
