THE Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the PM-Vidyalaxmi scheme with an allocation of ₹3,600 crore for five years to provide financial aid to meritorious students getting admitted into Quality Higher Education Institutions (QHEIs), both private and public.
The Cabinet also gave its nod for ₹10,700 crore as equity infusion in the Food Corporation of India (FCI) during 2024-25 financial year.
"A big boost to making education more accessible. The Cabinet has approved the PM-Vidyalaxmi scheme to support youngsters with quality education. It is a significant step towards empowering the Yuva Shakti and building a brighter future for our nation," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X.
Briefing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, the PM-Vidyalaxmi scheme has been designed in a way that deserving candidates do not face financial constraints in pursuing quality higher education.
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der November 07, 2024-Ausgabe von The New Indian Express.
Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.
Bereits Abonnent ? Anmelden
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der November 07, 2024-Ausgabe von The New Indian Express.
Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.
Bereits Abonnent? Anmelden
Bridal bling
Trousseau Prêt Jewellery collection is designed for brides, bridesmaids, and all the pre-wedding festivities in between
AI TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT BENGALURU TECH SUMMIT 2024
FROM uncovering how artificial intelligence and generative AI reshape different sectors to opportunities and challenges, experts at the Bengaluru Tech Summit BTS decoded the AI wave and the unprecedented job disruption that it will create in future. Defence, fintech, and ecommerce start-up founders explained AI opportunities at different sessions held as part of the BTS, the three-day summit that concluded on Thursday.
Wearable device market down 20%: What went wrong?
India's wearable device market recorded its second consecutive quarterly decline, driven by a slowdown in new product launches and cautious inventory strategies.
Human-centric Al is quickly emerging
IRRESPECTIVE of technological evolutions, top leaders feel that customers must be treated as humans.
SC to hear after 8 wks plea seeking ban on sites with jokes on Sikhs
THE Supreme Court will hear after eight weeks a PIL seeking a ban on websites spreading jokes portraying Sikh community members in a poor light.
Ding Liren, China's mortal champ with immortal spirit
DURING China's Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, chess was seen as a 'decadence' of the West.
PACE-PRIT BUMRAH
Two fast-bowling captains seek happy start as BGT commences
Sonika shines for TN in U15 one-dayers
LEFT-ARM spinner P Sonika's six for four helped Tamil Nadu women beat Nagaland by ten wickets in the Women Under 15 one-dayers (35 overs per side) league round match at Shivamogga, Karnataka.
Visa issue: Judokas 3rd time unlucky
IN an unusual turn of events, cadet judokas of the country have missed international events not once but thrice in the last three months.
Lakshya enters quarterfinals, Sindhu crashes out
STAR Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen progressed to the quarterfinals with a straight-game win, but two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's campaign ended in the second round of the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Thursday.
