Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said that the state government will renovate 250 ashram schools with modern facilities as he hailed tribals as freedom fighters and protectors of the environment, reported the PTI.

Addressing a function at Jawhar in Palghar district via video link to mark World Tribal Day, CM Eknath Shinde said that his government was committed to working towards bringing tribals and the working-class people into the mainstream of development, the news agency reported on Wednesday.