Post a warden to every hostel, legislature panel directs Department of Backward Classes and Minorities

MANGALURU The Karnataka Legislature Committee on the Welfare of Backward Classes and Minorities on Thursday directed the Department of Backward Classes and Minorities to appoint a warden to every hostel under its control, within the next fortnight. The committee held its meeting in Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat in Mangaluru. The chairman of the committee Tanveer Sait presided over it.

The committee noted that with the severe shortage of full-time wardens in the hostels managed by the department, single wardens are being made to look after three to four hostels. A dedicated, full-time warden is essential for each hostel to safeguard the interests of the students and ensure there are no lapses regarding basic infrastructure, food arrangements, or security. Mr.

Sait directed that a regular warden should be appointed to each individual hostel. Noting that 23 hostels under the Department of Backward Classes in the district are currently operating in rented buildings, the committee instructed the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada H.V.