Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday said that his government had reformed the policies and curriculum of the Education and Youth Affairs departments to provide the best possible education, support for students, and job opportunities for youth.
Addressing the concluding session of the Rajasthan Shikshak Sangh (Rashtriya) at the tribal-dominated Banswara on Saturday, CM Sharma said that the new national education policy has the potential to inculcate national, social, and cultural values into youth to make them skilled, knowledgeable, and responsible citizens of the new India.
Besides providing the best possible academic infrastructure, the state government has supported and encouraged students, particularly those from the weaker sections in remote and backward areas, he said.
Sharma said that financial support for free uniforms and school bags has been provided to all students from Class 1 to 8, and to all girl students from Class 9 to 12 in government schools across the state. An amount of Rs 800 is allocated to each beneficiary for this purpose.
“We have built smart classrooms in 714 schools, opened digital libraries in 500 PM Shri Schools, and established ‘O’-Labs in 142 PM Shri Schools. As many as 41.25 lakh students have so far been provided Rs 330 crore under this scheme,” the CM added.
On the career and future prospects of youths, Sharma said, “We have so far provided government jobs to 92,000 unemployed youth, and the recruitment process for 1.53 lakh posts has been initiated. The government has also succeeded in fulfilling 70 percent of the promises made in the 2023 BJP manifesto in just two years,” the CM said.