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Madhya Pradesh Gives E‑Scooty Funds to 7,832 Class 12 Toppers, Transfers Rs 61 Crore for Girls’ Hygiene

The disbursements advance a 2022 initiative that ties merit awards to direct transfers to broaden education support.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Mohan Yadav led the state‑level event at Bhopal’s Kushabhau Thakre International Convention Centre, presenting two‑wheelers to select students and releasing funds by DBT.
  • Rs 61 crore was credited to the bank accounts of 20,37,439 girls in Classes 7–12 under Samagra Shiksha’s sanitation and hygiene support, which provides Rs 300 annually.
  • An additional Rs 7 crore in stipends went to 20,100 girls in Kasturba Gandhi residential schools, with Rs 3,400 per hostel student for learning materials and support.
  • Eligibility for the scooty reward covers regular Class 12 toppers from government higher secondary schools, with one topper in single‑sex schools and both a topper boy and topper girl in co‑ed schools.
  • In July the government also transferred Rs 25,000 each to about 94,000 meritorious students to buy laptops, underscoring the broader incentive‑and‑access push alongside bicycle and scooter distributions.