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Assam Govt To Give Free Scooters To Meritorious Girl Students To Promote Girls' Education
Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (Pic Via Twitter)
The Assam government will distribute around 22,250 scooters (two-wheelers) to girl students free-of-cost to promote girls' education in the state, Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday (2 January).
The minister after distributing the scooters at a function at Mushalpur in Baksa district, said that free scooters would be given to meritorious girl students who had passed higher secondary (HS) final exams in the first division under the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council in 2020.
He said that under Dr Banikanta Kakati Merit Award of Pragyan Bharati scheme, over Rs 144 crore would be spent to provide scooters to girl students to facilitate their journey in the pursuit of knowledge. Sarma, who also holds the Finance and PWD portfolios, said that early marriage and economic burden are major hurdles for the girls' education.
"After the BJP government waived the fee, over 4.80 lakh students this year have enrolled in colleges across Assam. The state government has been providing Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000 to each graduate and post-graduate student, respectively, to help them buy books," he added.
The state government has recently appointed 15,000 to 20,000 teachers to improve the academic standard in the schools in Assam, he said.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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