Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made an announcement at a vidhyarthi panchayat held at the CM House on Thursday that full fee of students getting admissions in national level academic institutions after securing 85 per cent marks in Class XII examination will be borne by the State Government.
Besides, students securing only less than 85 percent marks in the Class XII examination and are selected by such academic institutions will be provided interest-free educational loan. This panchayat has been organised by the State Government in the series of such panchayats being held to hold dialogues with various sections of the society. Chouhan also recalled the virtues propagated by Swami Vivekananda on the occasion.
Chouhan said that the semester system will be discontinued in the graduate level courses from the next academic session. Uniform will be made compulsory in all the colleges at graduate level from the next academic session. A placement portal will be developed to facilitate mutual dialogues between industries and the students. In order to bring qualitative improvement in education, board examination will be conducted for class 5 and 8 from next academic session.
Chouhan mentioned that the Chief Minister, Ministers, Retired Officers, Officers and College Students will visit school to teach students once a year. This is being implemented from January 28. He said that lap tops in place of amount will be provided this time to the students securing more than 85 percent marks in board exam. A scheme will be prepared to give weightage to the students of N.C.C. and N.S.S. Record of all the colleges will be made online. Students of Rajeev Gandhi Proudhyogiki Vishwavidhalaya can attempt question papers in Hindi. Coaching of State Public Service Commission Examinations will be provided to all the talented students of all the categories. Placement centers will be opened in the identified colleges. Amount towards buildings of 50 colleges will be allotted in the current year. Bachelor of Vocational Education will be started in all the universities.
Furthermore one Excellence College in each division and one Model College in every district will be made. Facilities related to the students will be brought under the purview of Public Service Guarantee Act. Syllabus of government schools will be made at par with NCERT curriculum. A world standard Skill Development Institute will be established in the State.
Chouhan stated that focus on industry, education and employment has been laid in the state. The country is moving ahead rapidly in the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh will not left behind in this. The biggest campaign of the world ‘Namami Devi Narmade’–Seva Yatra is being undertaken in the state. A de-addiction campaign is being carried out under this on both the banks of River Narmada.
Students should participate in this campaign. He told the students to undertake de-addiction campaign in their college campuses. Also plant one sapling in a year. Keep your city and village clean. Also be prepared to become entrepreneur. The state government has implemented Mukhyamantri Yuva Udhmi Yojna and Mukhyamantri Yuva Swa-Rozgar Yojna. Aid will be given to 7.50 lakh youths self-employment in current year.