JAIPUR: Politics of color is again within the schooling division. Rajasthan schooling minister Madan Dilawar stated on Tuesday that the color of bicycles being distributed to women in govt faculties will once more be modified to saffron from black. Dilawar stated that earlier saffron-coloured cycles have been distributed, however the earlier Congress govt had modified it to black.
“There is no such thing as a particular goal behind altering the color of the bicycle.Earlier than the tenure of the Congress govt, when there was a BJP govt in Rajasthan, even then the color of the bicycle was saffron. Congress modified it to black. Saffron color is the image of valour and bravado. When the nation turned impartial, patriots used to put on this color and revolt. With this thought in thoughts, we’ve determined to vary the color of the cycle to saffron,” stated Dilawar.
The state govt distributes cycles to feminine college students of Class 9. The free cycle scheme was began in 2009 to advertise schooling of ladies in Rajasthan as many college students drop out in Class 9 because of lack of transportation. Over 7 lakh feminine college students are eligible to get a free bicycle from the schooling division. The state additionally supplies a journey allowance to women who keep inside a 3 to five-km radius of the varsity primarily based on their day by day attendance.
Dilawar additionally stated that pc tablets can be distributed to 55,800 youngsters within the state on Thursday, Trainer’s Day, at a state-level felicitation programme by chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
