Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot on 7 July 2017 said that the Union Government has proposed to introduce a scheme to open residential schools for scheduled caste girls in educationally backward districts.
Residential schools will have classes from VI to XII and 70 per cent of the seats will be reserved for SC girls and the remaining for those from BPL families in other categories.
Union Government is committed to ensuring the welfare of scheduled caste and tribes, OBCs and BPL families through the proper implementation of all centrally-sponsored social security and welfare scheme.
Also, the ministers and officials have been asked to prepare a report on the financial assistance being given under different schemes and by the national financial corporations within a month.
Rashtriya Vayoshree Yojana for senior citizens is also being implemented.
Benefits of these schemes would be given on the first-come-first-serve basis.
In addition to this, the minister also gave away cheques to entrepreneurs from the SCs and launched a website of Venture Capital Fund for SCs and a brochure on the subject.
Haryana: Know More- Haryana is a North Indian state surrounding New Delhi on 3 sides.
- The Yamuna River runs along its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh.
- Shared with Punjab, the state capital Chandigarh is known for its modernist buildings and gridlike street plan designed by Swiss architect, Le Corbusier.
- The Zakir Hussain Rose Garden features 1,600 species
- Rock Garden showcases sculptures made with recycled materials.
- Capital: Chandigarh
- Districts: 22
- Population: 27.76 million (2016)
- Chief minister: Manohar Lal Khattar
