Students coming from remote places will no longer face problems
Students will get free transportation facilities for travelling from home to college
More than 1 lakh regular students studying in government colleges and universities will benefit: Chief Minister
Raipur, 7 October 2023
Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel launched the Chhattisgarh Yuva Mitan Parivahan Yojana in a program organized at his residential office on Saturday. Under this scheme, students studying at the college will get free transportation from home to the college. Following the announcement made by the Chief Minister, this scheme was launched today. The scheme will benefit more than one lakh students studying in colleges and universities.
The Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel congratulated the students on the launch of the scheme. He said that I had promised you that the government would provide free transport facilities to the students studying in colleges for travelling from home to college and from college to home. As per the same promise, the Chhattisgarh Yuva Mitan Parivahan Yojana is being launched in today’s program. I can very well understand the difficulties students face in travelling from remote places to study in college. Students from poor and middle-class families have to face even more difficulties. Our manifesto promised to provide free transport facilities to the students travelling to and from the college. This facility is being started today.
Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel said that under this scheme, more than 1 lakh students studying in government colleges and universities will benefit. The financial expenditure on this scheme will be approximately Rs 110 crore, out of which half will be borne by the state government and the other half will be borne by the bus operators. In the last five years, we have taken significant steps to ensure excellent education, from primary schools to colleges. Under the Swami Atmanand Excellent School Scheme, 753 English and Hindi-medium schools are being operated in the state. More than 4 lakh students were given free admission to these schools.
Students can avail themselves of the benefits of the scheme in the following ways:
To avail of the benefits of the Chhattisgarh Yuva Mitan Parivahan Yojana, students can apply for a bus pass with the college and route on the website. The college will approve or reject the application after logging in and checking all the details. Approved students can log in, download their bus pass with a QR code, and keep its printout safe with them. The student will be taken from home to college and from college to home after checking the pass with the bus conductor.
Students will get benefits
Under the Chhattisgarh Yuva Mitan Parivahan Yojana, students will have the facility to travel from home to college. Free transport will make it easier for students to pursue higher education. This scheme will also be financially helpful for the students and will save them time. This scheme will promote social inclusion among students.
In the program, Chief Minister Mr. Baghel said that more than 30 thousand teachers have been recruited to overcome the shortage of teachers in all the government schools in the state. 1252 assistant professors, 40 librarians, and 39 sports officers have been appointed in colleges. Recently, we have also started the Swami Atmanand Coaching Scheme for 12th class students. Under this scheme, students are being given free coaching for the preparation of the NEET and JEE entrance examinations. During the last five years, 83 new colleges were opened in the state. 23 thousand 500 seats have been increased in already-running colleges. 10 new girls colleges were opened at the district headquarters. 10 English-medium colleges have also been started in the state. In the year 2018–19, 02 lakh 26 thousand 373 students were admitted to colleges in the state. In comparison to this, 03 lakh 35 thousand 139 students have taken admission in the year 2022–23. Our government has not only created an excellent educational environment for the students but has also ensured a good future for them.
Minister Mrs. Anila Bhediya, MLA Mr. Lakheshwar Baghel, Secretary to the Chief Minister Mr. Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi, Higher Education Commissioner of Higher Education Mrs. Sharda Verma, Principal of the college, and students were present in the program.
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