Banaskantha, July 11 (IANS) Educating girls is essential for the overall development of society, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Saturday as he urged parents to ensure that every child receives regular schooling, while interacting with students who have been brought back into the education system under the state’s ‘Back to School Mission’. Addressing re-enrolled students, their parents and mentors at Teniwada village in Banaskantha district, Patel said girls are capable of excelli…
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Gandhinagar, June 30 (IANS) There has been a substantial decline in school dropout rates in Gujarat over the past two decades, and the credit for this goes to two flagship schemes of the Gujarat government, namely ‘Shala Praveshotsav and Kanya Kelavani Mahotsav’. The announcement was made by Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel during the three-day education festival organised to boost student enrollment and raise awareness about education.Earlier, the Chief Minister inaugurated the event at the historic …
Gandhinagar, June 25 (IANS) The state-wide ‘Kanya Kelavani Mahotsav and Shala Praveshotsav 2026’ has concluded with more than 16.35 lakh students enrolling in schools over a three-day period, marking one of the largest education enrolment drives undertaken in Gujarat. The programme, held from June 23 to 25, covered 25,625 villages and 37,211 schools across the state.On the final day alone, activities were organised in 8,287 villages and 12,495 schools, with 27,959 dignitaries, including publ…
Gandhinagar, June 24 (IANS) More than 11.20 lakh students have been enrolled across Gujarat in the first two days of the state government’s ‘Kanya Kelavani Mahotsav and Shala Praveshotsav 2026’ campaign, with the enrolment drive covering over 17,000 villages and nearly 25,000 schools, according to official figures released on Wednesday. The second day of the annual school enrolment campaign saw programmes organised in 8,173 villages and 11,987 schools across the state.A total of 29,682 dignitari…
Gandhinagar, June 23 (IANS) Lakhs of children enrolled in schools across Gujarat on the opening day of the three-day ‘Kanya Kelavani Mahotsav and Shala Praveshotsav 2026’, as the state government launched a fresh drive to increase enrolment, improve literacy and bring every child into the formal education system. The 24th edition of the annual enrolment campaign was formally inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel from the B.N. High School in Vadnagar, where Prime Minister Narendra…
Gandhinagar, March 27 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Friday disbursed scholarships worth Rs 354 crore to more than 13.96 lakh students through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) at an event held in Gandhinagar, chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The funds were distributed to beneficiaries under SSIP 2.0, Namo Lakshmi Yojana, Namo Saraswati Vigyan Sadhana Yojana, Mukhyamantri Gyan Sadhana Merit Scholarship, and Mukhyamantri Gyan Setu Merit Scholarship, with the money credited directly into s…