The government while making the announcement said that the move will now help the women to be “able to build their future by continuing their studies.”
Rajasthan Government to fund expenses of distance education for female students
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given a nod to reimbursement of the fees paid by women to institutions to pursue their higher education through distance education. The government while making the announcement said that the move will now help the women to be “able to build their future by continuing their studies.”
“For this, the Chief Minister has implemented 'Girls Distance Education Scheme' in the state. Rs 14.83 crore has been sanctioned to benefit a total of 36,300 girls and women every year under the scheme," an official statement said.
As per the scheme, all those woman who are not able to college and university regularly due to various reasons, will be connected to higher education through distance medium. "The scheme proposes to ensure reimbursement of fees for 16,000 seats in undergraduate level courses, 5,300 in postgraduate courses, 10,000 in diploma courses, 3,000 in PG diploma courses, and 2,000 seats in certificate courses," the statement added.
Under the scheme, the beneficiaries will be able to continue their studies through distance education at the state government-aided universities, government colleges, and Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota. The fee paid by them to these institutes will be reimbursed, the government said. The Chief Minister had announced implementation of the Girl Child Distance Education Scheme in the budget 2022-23.
Meanwhile, the Rajasthan State Open School has declared the results for the RSOS 10th, 12th exams 2022. The candidates who have appeared in the RSOS exam can check the open school Class 10, 12 exam results on the official website, i.e. rsosapp.rajasthan.gov.in, education.rajasthan.gov.in.
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