‘Konda Badi’ resendential school set up for Konda Reddy tribal children in Chintoor
The Hindu
Until now, the Konda Reddy tribal children from the nine habitations would walk for one and half hour to reach their school .
The Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA-Chintoor) authorities have set up Konda Badi, a residential school that provides access to primary education for the Konda Reddy tribal children of nine habitations on the hills in East Godavari agency. The Konda Reddy tribe is the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) in Andhra Pradesh.
The Konda Badi was opened at Kutooru Gatti habitation in Kunavaram mandal on Thursday to cover the 149 families of Konda Reddy tribe living on the hills. This is the second Konda Badi in the Chintoor agency. The first school was established at Maamilla Banda habitation last year.
Until now, the Konda Reddy tribal children from the nine habitations would walk for one and half hour to reach their school located down the hill. This physical labour has reportedly led to rising in the ‘Out of School Children’ (OSC) rate.