‘Govt to provide scholarship to Bal Ashram students’

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‘Govt to provide scholarship to Bal Ashram students’

Saturday, 17 November 2018 | PNS | Shimla

Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said that the State Government would provide one time scholarship of Rs 10,000 each to ten boys and ten girls living in Bal Ashrams topping in joint merit list of the Bal Ashrams/Bal Grih of the State, from 8th to 12th standard annual examinations under the Mukhya Mantri Bal Uddhar Yojana.

The Chief Minister said this while presiding over the state level closing ceremony of sports and cultural meet for children living in orphanage of the state organised by the Directorate of Women and Child Development department here at Balika Ashram, Tutikandi.

Thakur said that the State Government would provide all possible help to ensure that the students of the Ashrams get better education and they become able to earn their proper livelihood.

He said that need of the hour is to bring out the best from within such children by providing them facility of good teachers and also giving exposure visits in different parts of the country so that they could themselves see and feel the distinct culture and customs of India.

Thakur further said that he recently visited this Ashram on Diwali and was impressed by the talent of the students.

There are 48 registered Ashrams in the state out of which eleven are being run by the State Government. The government is ensuring that best facilities are made available to the children living in these Ashrams, he said.

He said that the State Government is providing social security pension of Rs 1300 per month to the old person aged above 70 years without any income limit.

He also announced that all the 1500 students would be provided warm jackets by December 15 this year.

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