The Haryana government on Thursday more than doubled the financial assistance to candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes to prepare for various competitive and entrance examinations. Addressing a gathering on the 'Mahaparinirvan' of B R Ambedkar at Bilaspur in the district, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced that assistance for examinations would be increased from Rs 3,000 to Rs 8,000 and from Rs 4,000 to Rs 10,000 respectively.
The chief minister said the Haryana Scheduled Castes Finance Development Corporation would provide financial assistance of Rs 87.65 crore to 17,000 beneficiaries during the current financial year.
Similarly, the Haryana Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections Kalyan Nigam would provide financial assistance of Rs 47.50 crore to 7,250 beneficiaries during the financial year, he said.He also announced that Bilaspur would be given the status of a sub-division and Urdu teachers will be appointed in those schools were the number of students desirous of learning the language would be more than 10.
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