| Boarding
House/Hostel 7.1
Boarding House : Every
institution which enrolls boarders shall provide and maintain under efficient
control a suitable building for the accommodation of such boarders. The Boarding
House shall be in a suitable locality and shall be capable of being closed to
the ingress of visitors and the egress of boarders at any time.
7.2
Dormitories : Dormitories
shall not be less than 12 feet in height and shall provide a floor space of at
least 50 square feet for each boarder to be accommodated with provision for adequate
number of toilets/bathrooms. The dimensions of each dormitory and the number of
boarders permitted to occupy it shall be plainly marked on the dormitory. 7.3
Resident Superintendent : The
Head of the Institution is responsible for the management of the Boarding House,
but for each separate hostel a Resident Superintendent/ Warden shall be appointed.
7.4 Duties of the Hostel Superintendent : The
Superintendent/Warden shall, under the directions of the Head of the Institution
maintain discipline in the hostel, control the menial staff and satisfy himself
that the Boarding House premises are kept in a clean and thoroughly sanitary condition.
He/ She will furnish a daily report of the attendance of the boarders to the Head
of the Institution and will communicate at once to the Head the matters requiring
his immediate attention. He/ She shall frame proper rules for the guidance of
the boarders, and get them approved from the Head of the Institution. These set
of rules shall be displayed in a spacious place in the hostel and shall be shown
to the Inspecting Officer for approval at the time of annual Inspection. He will
also maintain first-aid kit for emergency.
7.5 House Rent Allowance to
Hostel Superintendent/ Warden: The
Superintendent/Warden of a boarding house attached to an educational institution
has to reside within the boarding house and is entitled to free quarters or to
house rent allowance, as admissible, from time to time. 7.6
Boarding House Fee : 1.
The Boarding House Fee in educational institutions shall be charged in accordance
with the rates prescribed by the government from time to time which shall be deposited
into government treasury on its realisation. 2.
The Boarding House fee in the schools shall be levied at the following rates:-
High
Schools : Boys
& Girls Rs.10.00 P.M. Middle
Schools :
Boys & Girls Rs.5.00 P.M. Note.-
(i) Fee concession is not admissible in the case of boarding house fee.
(ii) The boarding house fee for the full month should be charged from Boarders
irrespective of their date of joining or leaving.
(iii) The exemption from the payment of the Boarding House Fee cannot be allowed
in the case of boarders remaining absent on sick leave for a full calender month,
if his seat is reserved for him and during his absence cannot be allowed to another
scholar. 7.7
Hostel Security(Refundable) :
All Boarders shall
pay a security deposit of Rs.300/-each at the time of first entry in the Hostel
refundable at the time of leaving hostel. The amount of security deposit shall
be kept in saving bank account of state Co-operative Bank branch. Where such facility
is not available, it may be kept in saving bank account of nearest post office.
The account may be opened in the name of head of the institution by designation.
7.8 Medical Attendance :
Provision
shall be made for regular medical attendance, wherever possible a suitably located
and well ventilated room should be available as a sick room along with a suitably
furnished room for the use of the Medical Officer. 7.9
Utilisation of interest on Security :
The interest
accruing on security deposits should be utilised for the common good of the boarders,
equipment for hostel common room and prizes on the recommendation of committee
of boarders to be constituted by Hostel Warden. 7.10
Hostel Mess : Hostel
superintendent may constitute a committee of boarders to run the hostel mess on
no profit no loss co-operative basis. | 
