Punjab Budget: Free bus travel for govt college students; Rs 100 cr allotted for smartphones for class 12 students
Tribune News ServiceChandigarh, March 8 Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Monday presented the state budget for the financial year 2021-22 in the state assembly. Also read: Punjab Budget: 48,989 vacancies to be filled; 6th Pay Commission to be implemented...
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Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 8
Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Monday presented the state budget for the financial year 2021-22 in the state assembly.
Also read: Punjab Budget: 48,989 vacancies to be filled; 6th Pay Commission to be implemented from July 1
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For the education sector, Badal announced a slew of new schemes:
- Two new medical colleges and hospital will be set up at Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur, entailing an expenditure of Rs 650 crore.
- Two technical colleges will be upgraded to universities
- 250 government schools to be upgraded
- Rs 140 crore allocated for digital education
- Rs 100 crore allocated to provide smartphones to students of class XII
- Fitness parks to be set up in all government schools and playgrounds.
- Rs 100 crore for up-gradation of Government Colleges
- Rs 1064 crore allocated for GNDU, Punjabi University, PAU, Rajiv Gandhi National Law university
- Rs 90 crore assigned to help waive off Punjabi University’s debt
- Rs 432 crore allocated for setting up Interfaith Institute at GNDU
- Rs 750 crore set aside for giving scholarships to 2 lakh students under Post Matric Scholarship scheme.
- All students studying in government colleges will be allowed free travel in government- run buses.
Also read:
Punjab Budget: Old-age pension increased to Rs 1,500; free travel for women in govt buses
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