Haryana Government has introduced new scholarship schemes for the Schedule Caste students under Special Component Plan Scheme with a sum of Rs 7 crore earmarked for their implementation during the current financial year. Giving this information, Education Minister Mange Ram Gupta on Tuesday said three schemes of scholarship have been introduced for the students belonging to Scheduled Castes. Gupta said under the scheme, one thousand computers for training to Scheduled Castes students would be provided.
Besides, a computer lab in all government colleges would also be upgraded and a sum of Rs 3.50 crore earmarked during the current financial year.Computer training would be provided to 9000 Scheduled Caste students and the students who had successfully completed at least one such course in the final year of the graduation course would be awarded 1500 free computers, he said.
Gupta said the state government has also implemented a scheme under which bicycle would be provided to the girls belonging to Scheduled Castes in Government colleges.About 3000 girl students would get the benefit of the scheme and a sum of Rs 75 lakh had been earmarked for this purposes during the current financial year.
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