Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various schemes of School Education and Higher Education Department in Dehradun

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is arriving in Dehradun today on a day-long visit to Uttarakhand. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various schemes of the School Education and Higher Education Department. Mr. Pradhan will inaugurate Vidya Samiksha Kendra in Dehradun and lay the foundation stone of 142 PM-Shri Schools and three Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose residential hostels.

He will also launch the Chief Minister Higher Education Meritorious Scholarship Scheme and Higher Education Research Incentive Scheme. Central Government has sanctioned more than 79 crore rupees for this financial year for 142 PM-Shri schools and three Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose residential hostels in the state. More than 18 crore rupees has already been sanctioned by the Union government for the first phase.