With a view to promote better education in the State and create a healthier environment for overall development and opportunities, the Madhya Pradesh Government has launched the Mukyamantri Medhavi Vidyarti Yojana for higher education of the meritorious students of the State.
This was stated by Maya Singh, Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Housing, Government of Madhya Pradesh while interacting with the students of a private school in the city.
Singh told the students that under this programme, initiated by the Chief Minister the Government will pay the full fees for admission in higher education institutions of those students who get a minimum of 75 per cent marks in the XII examination. The students will have the choice of Engineering, Medicine, law or Management streams. She further said that those students who get 85 per cent or more will be given a laptop in addition to the total fees.
Interacting with the higher secondary students the minister exhorted them to be the best that they can be. She further told them that our thoughts often affect our reality so it is important to exercise some degree of control over the thoughts so one can choose what to pay attention to. She also told the students that along with their academic studies it is also important to be proficient in general knowledge. She asked them to make it a point to read newspapers, good books and watch news and general knowledge programs on TV on a regular basis.