Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath recently announced that mothers of children living in government hostels and barding schools in Tripura can now live with their descendants. The initiative is titled ‘Mother on Campus’, and will allow biologically or legally certified mothers to live on campus with their children.
Nath told ANI, “The idea is that the presence of the mother will create a sense of security in the children and also benefit the academic performance of the children due to parental involvement.” He explained that only two mothers would be allowed to stay in the hostel for a week at a time.
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“At present, there are 2004 hostels affiliated to various welfare departments like tribal, scheduled caste and minorities in the state. Under the scheme, the mothers of all the children will stay in the hostel on rotation basis for one week.
The idea of ’Mother on Campus’ initiative comes from the paradigm prevailing in the coaching institutes being run in Kota, Rajasthan. With the implementation of this scheme in the state, the government will ensure that a clean environment is maintained in the hostels, which is important for the academic development of the children.
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Diving into the details, Nath mentioned that hostels that do not have separate accommodation and toilet facilities will not see the implementation of the scheme, establishing that these facilities are essential to the ‘Mother on Campus’ initiative. In addition, mothers will be allowed to shorten their stay, but will not be allowed any extension within the stipulated time of one week.
Also, during the stay, the mothers will be asked to give feedback regarding aspects like cleanliness, nutrition, etc. in the hostel. The feedback will help the administration and staff in the hostel to create better living conditions for the children.
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