Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot spoke at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of Meghwal Women’s Hostel. (File photo: PTI)
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot spoke at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of Meghwal Women’s Hostel in Jhalamand in Jodhpur district.
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- Last updated:January 22, 2022, 6:14 PM IST
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Friday that his government is committed to providing quality education to students in the state and several steps have been taken in this regard over the past three years. He spoke at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of Meghwal Women’s Hostel in Jhalamand in Jodhpur district.
The prime minister claimed that it is the state government’s aim to provide boys and girls with better and equal opportunities in the field of education. He also announced Rs 5 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the hostel and secured more financial support through the CSR fund. He also called on the people of society to extend their cooperation in this noble cause.
Gehlot added that the state government has made better arrangements for the study and housing of boys and girls in a free and peaceful environment. The availability of free accommodation, food and other facilities for students in hostels will allow them to continue their studies unimpeded, he said.
About 775 hostels for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, and Most Backward Classes are operated in the state. More than 36,000 students benefit from these hostels, he said. The senior congress leader said that Ambedkar DBT Voucher Scheme has also started to provide residential facilities to university students of these categories.
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