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4.5 lakh students of government schools in Madhya Pradesh to get free bicycles

Under the Free Bicycle Supply Scheme, the two-wheelers are provided to eligible students for study facility on first admission in class 6 and 9

PTI Bhopal Published 23.09.24, 03:16 PM
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Nearly 4.5 lakh students of government schools in Madhya Pradesh will be provided bicycles free of cost this year under a scheme, an official said on Monday.

The school education department has given necessary instructions to the district education officers in this connection, he said.

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Under the Free Bicycle Supply Scheme, the two-wheelers are provided to eligible students for study facility on first admission in class 6 and 9, the official said.

Last year, free bicycles were provided to 4.07 lakh students under the scheme, he said.

The scheme will also be beneficial for girl students residing in hostels, from where the distance to their government school is two kilometres or more, the official said.

The school education department officials have been asked to pay special attention to the quality of bicycles to be purchased for the purpose, he added.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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