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Priyanka Deb BarmanAgartala
Sep 08, 2024 02:02 PM IST
According to CM Saha, there has been an increase in the enrolment of girl students since the announcement of free degree education for girls in 2022.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Saturday said the gross enrolment ratio of girl students in higher education has increased since the state announced free degree education for girls two years ago.
Earlier in 2022, Saha had announced to provide free education to all girl students in all government colleges.
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Speaking at the platinum jubilee function at Ramakrishna Mahavidyalaya at Kailashahar in Unakoti district, CM Saha said, “From the year 2022, girl students will not pay fees in general degree colleges and thus the gross enrolment ratio of girls in higher education will increase in the state.”
He said his government has implemented 33 per cent reservation in government jobs and 50 per cent reservation in government offices for women and others.
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Giving priority to the education and healthcare sectors, Chief Minister Saha said the state has taken several initiatives including launching the ‘Lakshya’ scheme to prepare students for competitive exams like UPSC, while work on Dhammadeep International University, Techno India University and Aryavart International University is in progress.
The Chief Minister said, “The National Education Policy (NEP) will benefit the next generation. NEP has already been implemented in all government colleges.”
“Our aim is to make Tripura an educational hub in the Northeast region. Now we have dental and nursing colleges. It was not easy. We faced many challenges but we succeeded,” he said.
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