Welcome move

The pronouncement by Kerala SC/ST Development Minister A K Balan to make all pre-metric hostels in the state three star level is a welcome move. Most possibly his words would melt in this air and never materialize. The people need to know what the facilities the Minister are going to include in these hostels.
Actually in these hostels employees are insufficient to cater the needs of the inmates. . The unhealthy atmosphere as one noticed at Punalur hostel is primarily due to lack of staff. People on daily wages are working as cooks and watchmen in the hostels .The wardens often find a tough time to manage these hostels. The suspension of employees for menaces happened out of their reach further worsens the situation. Moreover the Tribal Development Department is notorious for suspending its own employees on ridiculous grounds and reinstating them after getting inducement. There is no other department in the state where bribe is accepted from its own employees. The Tribal development Minister A K Balan deserves to be congratulated on the move to make the hostel three star along with rectifying the shortage of employees. The media that are very fast in reporting the accidents associated with the hostels, find little time to attend the grievances of its employees. The employees are a lot suffered ones in Pre-metric hostels in Kerala

K A Solaman