Visit to the boys hostel(Gunnore)

According to the schedule,we visited to Gunnore block where we had to see the boys hostel and to understand about the policies being implemented with respect to the education system of Madhya Pradesh government.The block is about 35 kilometres from Panna district.We reached the hostel around 11am in the morning
Location
The hostel was located little away from the main market .But the surrounding was very good and the first impression was about the cleanliness.The hostel was very clean .Proper gardening was done on a regular basis with good number of plants and trees were there inside the boundary of the hostel and the the atmosphere was very peaceful.
The hostel had only tweny seats.The students were given seats based on academic performance.The hostel had only ninth and tenth class students.The students were given Rs 970 as a scholarship of which 10% of it was deposited in bank account of the students and the remaining 90% was deposited as mess fee.
Staffs
There were altogether three people who were given the responsibility of the hostel.Firstly,there was a care taker who looked after the students.He was responsible for maintaining the accounts of the students.Besides that he was given a separate block inside the hostel area where lived.He could not leave the hostel without the prior permission of the concerned authorities.Secondly,there was a person who looked after the kitchen work .Thirdly,there was a watchman whose duty was to remain in the hostel gate for 24 hours.
Benefits
* Free coaching was given to the students by the teachers.There were three teachers who gave coaching to the students * Students played games like football,cricket and volleyball.They were were provided with the necessary equipments needed for the game. * Stationary items-Books were distributed for free to the students and they were given money from their accounts to purchase pen,pencils and other necessary things. * The first aid was available and even some medicines for minor illness problems * Water purifier-Much care was taken regarding the health of the students.Water purifier was available for the students for drinking water. * The place were student slept was well furnished with single bed and quilt which was given to each student and even fans and lights were in working condition * The condition was the kitchen was good.When we checked the materials available we found that they were fresh and proper care was taken regarding the cleanliness of the area too. * Sanitation-Toilets were also clean
Problems
* Security-The guard’s duty was to remain in the hostel for 24 hours.But very frequently he used to guard for 24 hours. * There was an electricity cut for 2 to 4 hours every day due to electricity fitting problem. * There were two persons who were appointed to cook food but only one person used to come and the other didn’t come for most of the time. * The television was not repaired even after complaining to the authorities * The care taker told that students had four months money in their accounts but he didn’t show the register to us when asked for it.
Suggestions for further improvement * The seats were very less as compared to the number of students who applied .So,the number of seats should be increased. * Security was not good * Regular visit by officers should be increased.