MP Cabinet Approves Proposal to Give E-scooters to Class 12 Toppers of Govt Schools – News18

The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod to a proposal to provide e-scooters to the girls and boys who top the Class 12 exam at government schools.

After this decision, state Congress president Kamal Nath termed Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan ”a master of fake announcements”.

The decision of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government comes ahead of the Assembly elections which are due by year-end.

During the meeting, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet also approved a proposal to increase the family income limit from Rs 6 lakh to Rs 8 lakh for scholarships for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students.

The cabinet has decided to provide an e-scooter to every girl and boy who secures the first position (in female and male categories, respectively) at government higher secondary schools, said Home Minister Narottam Mishra, who is also a government spokesperson.

The scheme will benefit around 9,000 students, he said.

A provision of Rs 135 crore has been made in the 2023-24 budget for its implementation, he added.

A petrol-run scooter will be provided in the areas where an e-scooter is not available, Mishra said.

If more than one student secures the top position in a school, all of them will be given e-scooters.

While reacting to this decision, MP Congress chief Nath said in a tweet, ”Shivraj ji is a master of false announcements. After scooter, he will make the second announcement of giving a helicopter.” The cabinet on Wednesday also approved the state’s Cooperative Policy 2023.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)