Ashram Hostels for both ST boys and girls student are set up by the BCW Department within the campus of the recognized schools. Students reading in Class I to X usually get admission into such hostels subject to availability of seats. For maintenance, the students are paid at the rate of Rs. 1,000/- per month for the entire academic year. In addition, they are given cots, bedrolls, garments, soap, kerosene out of the fund made available by the Department. At present there are 247 such hostels with 12,384 seat capacity. There is a ceiling of Parents / Guardian's income of Rs.36, 000/- p.a. The students intending to stay in Ashram hostels are to apply to their respective Head of the Institution for admission.

Details of Ashram hostels as on 31.03.2019

Sl. No.

District

Hostels

Total Seat

ST

SC & ST

ST

1.

KOLKATA

0

0

0

2.

HOWRAH

1

0

20

3.

NORTH 24 PARGANAS

7

0

160

4.

SOUTH 24 PARGANAS

4

2

339

5.

NADIA

2

1

120

6.

MURSHIDABAD

7

0

270

7.

PURBA BARDHAMAN

10

0

825

8.

PASCHIM BARDHAMAN

6

0

740

9.

BIRBHUM

14

1

440

10.

BANKURA

40

1

2410

11.

HOOGHLY

5

0

110

12.

PURBA MEDINIPUR

3

0

680

13.

PASCHIM MEDINIPUR

33

0

1435

14.

JHARGRAM

21

0

545

15.

PURULIA

34

2

2230

16.

JALPAIGURI

2

2

220

17.

ALIPURDUAR

9

0

800

18.

COOCHBEHAR

1

0

20

19.

SILIGURI

0

1

90

20.

UTTAR DINAJPUR

5

1

160

21.

DAKSHIN DINAJPUR

10

1

300

22.

MALDA

16

0

360

23.

GTA (Darjeeling)

4

0

90

24.

KALIMPONG

1

0

20

TOTAL

235

12

12384