Meeting Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari here on Wednesday, Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar announced a slew of measures to offer a fillip to education for students belonging to the State.
The quota for students from the State pursuing higher education across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Scholarship Scheme has been enhanced from two seats per sector per college to 10 seats. The scheme has been offering scholarships to 5,000 students of the State to pursue education in engineering, medical, management, and hospitality sectors across the country.
Mr. Javadekar also committed to the setting up of seven hostels for girl students in the State. A sum of ₹50 crore has been sanctioned for the construction of these hostels at Bemina, Paloda, Thatri, Rajouri, Kupwara, Pulwama and Kargil, he said. Also,₹52 crore has been granted for two sanctioned engineering colleges in the State.
