Haryana Women and Child Development Minister, Kavita Jain on Sunday said that Chair in the name of Maharaja Agrasen would be established in Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari.
A chowk would also be established in his name in Jhajjar, said the Minister while speaking at a function organised on the occasion of ‘Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti Pakhwada’ at Maharaja Agrasen College for Women in Jhajjar.
On the occasion, Kavita Jain announced to give Rs 5 lakh for Maharaja Agrasen College, besides the construction of a new park in the name of Maharaja Agrasen.
She said that the ambitious ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ programme, which was launched in a bid to encourage birth and education of the girl child, had yielded positive results. With a view to facilitate girl students, the State Government had decided to open a college at every 20 kms, besides taking steps to provide more travel facilities, she added.