Distributing laptops to Class XII pass students, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that this modern gadget would open new avenues for the youth and help them in shaping their future and acquiring more knowledge.
"The Samajwadi Party had promised during (Assembly) election to give laptops to Class XII pass students and we are now fulfilling that promise," the Chief Minister said while addressing a function organised on the MJP Rohilkhand University campus in Bareilly on Monday.
In all, 8,973 students were given laptops. The Chief Minister himself distributed laptops to 50 students while the rest were given away by Minister of State for Small Scale Industries, Bhagwat Sharan Gangwar, and other senior local leaders of the Samajwadi Party.
Yadav said the laptops would help students attain technical education and realise their dreams. "The students who could not purchase laptops are now getting it free. The Samajwadi Party government always wants students to excel in their respective fields and is therefore extending
that support," he said.
The Chief Minister said that his government had fulfilled all the promises that the Samajwadi Party had made during its election campaign. He said the SP had promised free water for irrigation, adequate power supply and availability of fertilisers and seeds and had kept its promise.
"Our government has re-introduced the Kanya Vidyadhan scheme and revived unemployment allowance for the jobless youth. Now, we are giving allowance but the government is also trying to give jobs to the youth. The new industrial policy will pave the way for setting up industries in the state, "he said.
Yadav said the previous Bahujan Samaj Party government had wasted government money on construction of parks and memorials while his government was using the money to speed up development in the state.
On this occasion, Yadav also unveiled the bust of Dr Ram Manohar lohia and inaugurated a number of developmental schemes worth Rs 80 crore in Bareilly.