Punjab: Boys of general category studying in Classes 1 to 8 to get free school uniform
To increase enrolment rate in government schools, the Punjab Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, on Tuesday decided to provide free uniforms to nearly 2.66 lakh left-out boys (general category) studying in Classes 1 to 8.
The decision was taken during the Punjab Cabinet meeting, led by Charanjit Singh Channi. The Punjab Government would spend Rs 15.98 crore (approximately) in the current financial year.
Currently, the Punjab School Education Department has been providing free uniforms costing up to Rs 600 per student to all girls and boys (SC and BPL categories) of Classes 1 to 8 in government schools and Adarsh schools being run by the Punjab School Education Board.
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The number of such students is 15.03 lakh for which Rs 90.16 crore are being spent in the current fiscal. Boys belonging to the general category are not provided uniforms by the department as such students are not covered under the RTE entitlement.
Hikes financial assistance for sugarcane farmers
The Punjab Cabinet, led by Charanjit Singh Channi, gave approval to provide financial assistance at the rate of Rs 35 per quintal to sugarcane farmers out of SAP on behalf of private sugar mills for Crushing Season-2021-2022. This amount would be deposited directly to the bank accounts of sugarcane farmers.
Nod to set up six chairs at GNDU, Punjabi University
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Approves restructuring plan of Elections Department
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In another decision, the Punjab Cabinet gave approval to allow the recruitment of 1,101 sanctioned vacancies of paramedical staff and other Group-C at Government Medical College, Patiala/Amritsar and Government Dental College, Patiala/Amritsar to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, through written test on the basis of merit by taking these posts out of the purview of the Subordinate Service Selection Board.
-PTC News
