<span style="color: #222222;">In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, today dedicated the Union Territory Administration's ambitious project of transforming 200 schools into Smart Schools in Tribal areas at a cost of 40 crore rupees.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports that the modernization of Smart Schools will be executed in two phases. In the first phase, works related to 100 schools will be completed by March 2022 and another 100 schools by December 2022.<br />'' On the occasion, the LG announced another major decision to provide scholarships to 21,000 children of Gaddi, Sippi, Dard, Sheena Communities who were deprived of the same for the last three decades.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In 1991, the Gaddi, Sippi community was declared tribal, but their children were denied scholarship. The LG congratulated the Tribal communities and the concerned administrative departments for the historic beginning of the new era of educational empowerment of Tribals in J&K. The LG said that our priority is to secure the future of tribal children. Smart Schools in tribal & remote areas equipped with modern facilities will develop scientific temper in children and make them future ready, besides arresting the drop-out rate. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He highlighted that J&K Administration is collectively spending around 104 crore rupees to strengthen school infrastructure in tribal areas and establish a strong educational eco-system for the tribal community. Besides Smart Schools, the UT Administration is also spending 8.50 crore rupees on the modernization of hostels of the Tribal Department and four crore rupees will be given for the new hostels being built.</span><br />''