Madhya Pradesh celebrated ‘Laadli Shiksha Parv’ to promote girl education

NewsBharati    13-Oct-2017
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Bhopal, October 13: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a multitude of offers to promote girl education in state. Shivraj Singh said, "Today we are celebrating Laadli Shiksha Parv to make girl child's education easier.

The Chief Minister said that a law will be enacted to make arrangement for continuous education of girls in the state. Daughters are blessings and gifts from the Almighty on this earth. He mentioned that arrangements will be made in the state for regular health checkup of the girls. Sky is not the limit for them if they desire so.

“There are 26 lakh 30 thousand Ladli Laxmis in the state today. After attaining age of 21 years, their families will get Rs. 31 thousand crore. Scholarship arrangement has been made for the girls under the Ladli Laxmi Yojana. Laptops are being given to the girls on their securing 85 percent marks in 12th examination.”

Singh further said that the smart phones are provided to them on getting admissions in colleges. Moreover, college fee will be borne by the government after getting admissions in colleges under the Medhavi Vidhyarthi Yojana, provided they secure 75 percent and above marks in 12th examination.

Chouhan asserted that girls possess unlimited talents, if they want, they can achieve heights. Girls must always give respect to their parents and teachers. They are strength of Madhya Pradesh. Thirty three percent reservations in police department’s recruitment and 50 percent reservation in teachers’ recruitment have been made for the girls.

Similarly, 50 percent reservation has been made in local bodies for the girls. He further mentioned that exemption in height will be given to the girls in the recruitment of police department. Arrangements will be made for regular health checkup of the girls. Free text books, uniforms and cycle schemes are being implemented for the girls.

Gaon ki Beti and Pratibha Kiran Yojana are being implemented for the talented girls. “The state government will provide Rs 31,000 crore to the families of our daughters and implement laws so that their education is not affected. A scholarship of Rs 2000 to 65000 has also been provided to girl students,” Singh added.

On this occasion, Chief Minister Chouhan distributed certificates of scholarship as a symbol to the girls who have taken admissions in class 6th.