Uttarakhand to Send Meritorious Students on Inter-State Educational Tours in November
The state school education department will send meritorious students on inter-state educational tours in November, and push DBT transfers for uniforms, bags, shoes and bicycles.
Current Summary
Uttarakhand's School Education Minister Dr Dhan Singh Rawat has directed departmental officials to send meritorious students on inter-state educational tours in November, chairing a review meeting at the Vidya Samiksha Kendra in Dehradun over the weekend. During the tours, students will visit scientific research centres, space research centres, sports training institutes, technology institutes, and cultural and heritage sites, with similar tours also planned within Uttarakhand. A nodal officer is to be appointed to coordinate with districts and ensure tours follow the planned schedule. Rawat also directed officials to ensure funds for free school uniforms, bags, shoes and bicycles are transferred to students' bank accounts via Direct Benefit Transfer at the earliest, and instructed that proposals including the restructuring of SCERT and District Institutes of Education and Training be placed before the upcoming Cabinet meeting.
What We Know
- Meritorious students will be sent on inter-state educational tours in November.
- Tours will include visits to scientific and space research centres, sports and technology institutes, and cultural sites.
- A nodal officer will coordinate the tours with districts.
- DBT funds for free uniforms, bags, shoes and bicycles are to be transferred to students' accounts soon.
- Proposals to restructure SCERT and DIETs will be placed before the Cabinet.
What Is Still Unclear
- Criteria for selecting meritorious students.
- Exact dates and destinations of the tours.
- Timeline for the DBT fund transfers.
What Changed
- 20 Oct, 02:21 pmSignal detected: Uttarakhand to Send Meritorious Students on Inter-State Educational Tours in November