Pratirodh Sansthan Residential School for Girls Chittorgarh Rajasthan

Background Residential facility for girls. Age group 9-12 Girls are from the backward classes of the village. Mainly belong to the bheel or meena tribe families.

About the project Residential facility for girls of backward classes and tribes Started with AfE-SV support in Nov Currently 50 girls are enrolled between the age group of 9-12 Two full-time teachers School follows state board curriculum and primarily relies on material and teaching aids from Digantar

Current State Total enrollment: 50 girls Student/Teacher ratio: 1:25 Class 1Class 2Class 3Class 4Class girls will be giving 5 th grade government school exams & seek admission in Kasturba Gandhi Residential School

Budget Budget LineDescription/CalculationAmount in INR Teachers salary5000 x 2 x Stationary600 x Teaching materials600 x Toilet Articles30 x 50 x Water and electricity1200 x Medicine30 x 50 x Food/Lodging =24 x 50 x Cook salary3000 x 2 x Sub-Total Watchman3000 x 1 x Travel300 x House rent3000 x Audit fee5000 x Sub-Total Grand Total 7,93, Food cost has gone up with inflation, besides last year Rs was allocated for food per child in the school which calculates to Rs per child after factoring in the cook’s salary. To keep the quality and nutritional value of the food, the budget is asking for Rs /child. 2. The minimum wages in state of Rajasthan for year 2008 were Rs and Rs for unskilled and skilled labor respectively. The minimum wages have been increased to Rs for unskilled and Rs for skilled labors respectively, and the teacher salary should commensurate with the minimum skilled wages. The teachers spend 24x7 with the children visiting their homes over weekends on rotation, given the conditions this budget is asking for teacher salary of Rs /month which we believe is reasonable 3. Government of India has declared a state of sever drought in 247 districts of northern India, this includes the district of Chittod. The inflation in Market due to the drought has also caused increase in some cost for year 2009 in the budget.