Rs 724 crore transferred through direct benefit transfer to over 13 lakh students in Gujarat
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The disbursement was done under four major educational schemes of the govt: the Namo Lakshmi Yojana, Namo Saraswati Vigyan Sadhana Yojana, Mukhyamantri Gyan Sadhana Merit Scholarship Yojana, and Mukhyamantri Gyan Setu Merit Scholarship Yojana.
An official statement said that under the Namo Lakshmi Yojana, Rs 600 crore was transferred to 10.83 lakh girl students. A sum of Rs 52 crore was transferred to 1.53 lakh science stream students under the Namo Saraswati Vigyan Sadhana Yojana.
Under the Mukhyamantri Gyan Sadhana Merit Scholarship Yojana, Rs 41 crore was given in scholarships to 50,000 students, and under the Mukhyamantri Gyan Setu Merit Scholarship Yojana, a sum of over Rs 31 crore was disbursed in scholarships to 60,000 students.
The Namo Lakshmi Yojana provides annual assistance of Rs 10,000 for female students in Classes 9 and 10, and Rs 15,000 for those in Classes 11 and 12. Under the Namo Saraswati Vigyan Sadhana Yojana, students who opt for the science stream in Classes 11 and 12 are provided financial assistance of Rs 25,000 over two years.
Under the Mukhyamantri Gyan Sadhana Merit Scholarship Yojana, scholarships are awarded to 25,000 bright students who studied in govt or grant-in-aid schools from Classes 1 to 8. Under the Mukhyamantri Gyan Setu Merit Scholarship Yojana, the govt provides scholarships to 30,000 deserving students who completed their education till Class 5.
An official statement said that the govt disbursed a sum of Rs 1,318.98 crore under these four schemes to students.
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