To encourage students to pursue professional courses in agriculture and allied farming sectors, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday approved enhancing the amount of monthly scholarships given to these students from existing Rs600 to Rs750.
The students who are studying in Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) — both at ludhiana — can avail the enhanced scholarship.
A file in this regard was cleared by the Chief Minister on Thursday morning, an official said.
This scholarship is given by the Punjab Agriculture and Marketing Board to encourage the students from the rural areas studying in both these institutes, with an objective to be gainfully employed in the agriculture and allied farming sector, he said.
likewise, the Chief Minister also approved to enhance the number of scholarships given to these students from existing 284 to 366, he added.