Gujarat Confidential: Thoughtful gesture
Director of Surat-based P P Savani Group of Schools, Mahesh Savani, on Friday announced that the group will provide 'free education and accommodation facilities to the children of Pahalgam terror attack victims'. The group of schools provides education in Gujarati and English medium. Savani said that the students 'can get education from Class 1 to 12 in his schools along with coaching for NEET and JEE exams in case any student wants to become a doctor or an engineer'. Savani also said that a team from the group will contact the victim families and offer them free education and hostel accommodation in Surat.
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