This Chhatisgarh district used mineral funds to teach talented tribal kids

Jashpur DC uses DMF money to provide specialised educate 30 poor but bright tribal students

The predominantly tribal district of Jashpur in Chhattisgarh has set an example of how effectively and fruitfully funds from the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) can be used to support welfare measures.

The District Collector of Jashpur, Priyanka Shukla, a doctor-turned-bureaucrat, had taken the initiative to bestow quality education to 30 students belonging to economically weaker sections of society. Most the 30 students come from tribal families. It was Shukla's innovation to design a project called 'Dream 30' to provide quality and specialised education to students till Class X.

“We realised it was important to give meritorious students an