Bihar govt sanctions Rs 797 cr for school students

PATNA: The Bihar government has sanctioned Rs 797 crore for purchase of uniforms and bicycles for school children.

Official sources said today 88 lakh schoolgoing boys and girls of classes three to five would get Rs 500 each, while 18.85 lakh girl students of classes six to eight would get Rs 700 each for purchase of school uniforms and study materials under a scheme launched by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for 2010-11.

Under the CM Cycle Yojana 6.35 lakh boys and 4.9 lakh girls studying in Class nine of different schools would get Rs 2000 each for the purchase of bicycles during the current fiscal, the sources said.