CM virtually inaugurated the state's 1st Swami Atmanand English Medium Adarsh College in Kanker

• 15 Jul 2023

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On July 13, 2023, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel virtually inaugurated the state's first Swami Atmanand English Medium Adarsh College in Kanker from his residence office.

Key Points:

• On this occasion, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the children who pass out from higher secondary schools through English medium, will be able to continue their studies in Swami Atmanand English Medium Adarsh Mahavidyalayas in the future also.
• It is known that 10 Swami Atmanand Adarsh Colleges of English medium are being opened in the state. Out of these, the first Swami Atmanand English Medium Adarsh College was inaugurated in Kanker.
• In this program organized in Kanker district through video conferencing from his residence office, the Chief Minister interacted with three girl students selected in NIT Raipur and one girl student selected in Central University Bilaspur under 'Hamar Lakshya' program for school children of Kanker.
• It is worth mentioning that under the 'Hamar Lakshya' program conducted for school children in the Kanker district, 75 children of the district have qualified in JEE.
• The Chief Minister said that Swami Atmanand English Medium School of Excellence was started in the year 2020 to provide an excellent education in English medium to the students of poor families. This scheme became very popular in the state.
• Today, 377 English medium and 350 Hindi medium schools are running in the state under Swami Atmanand Yojana. Under the unemployment allowance scheme, an amount of Rs 80 crore has been given to 1 lakh 17 thousand beneficiaries in three installments so far.
• Kanker District Collector Kanker Dr. Priyanka Shukla said that the beneficiaries of the Unemployment Allowance Scheme who have got placement in Hyderabad will get an income of Rs 13 to 15 thousand per month. Under this scheme, 112 beneficiaries of the district have got jobs so far.