Chhattisgarh to educate children of naxal-hit areas
New Delhi: Buoyed by
the achievements of over 150 children of left-wing extremism affected
areas in securing admissions in reputed engineering colleges, the
Chhattisgarh Government has constructed a residential hostel here to
educate them.
The state-of-the-art residential
complex, constructed in about 2,000 sq meter in Dwarka locality here,
with a capacity of accommodating at least 100 students will be
inaugurated in July 3.“We want to educate more and more children from
LWE affected areas. They will be provided better coaching classes and
accommodation free of cost.
The aim is to ensure better education
and skill development of these children so that they can bring positive
changes and development back in the state,” Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
Raman Singh told PTI from Raipur. He said a pilot project has brought a
significant result in Chhattisgarh.
“There were about 150 students from LWE
areas of the state who got through various national engineering colleges
through ‘Prayas’, a special initiative of the state government,” the CM
said.Chhattisgarh had in 2010 launched a programme ‘Prayas’ to provide
education to students from the LWE districts of the state and other
tribal or backward areas.
About 300 such students were provided
accommodation in tribal hostels, especially constructed for the purpose,
in the state capital Raipur and given coaching for regular courses and
competitive examinations.
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