Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces that students can apply for scholarships and loan upto 10 lakh

Cracking a competitive exam is not a herculean task a hard-working and one doesn't need money for that. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has motivated students from poor backgrounds to not think of themselves less than anyone. "Students of Delhi government schools from a humble economic background have qualified in the NEET and JEE and asserted that talent is not tied to money," he said.

Delhi Government has been appreciated several times for revamping the entire education model of government schools by improving the quality of education, infrastructure, amongst other factors. Also, the government has been paying examination fees for students from poor economical backgrounds.

"The money will not be a problem for the successful students in getting higher education as the Delhi government has arranged for scholarships and loans of up to Rs 10 lakh for them," Arvind Kejriwal said.

If we talk about Delhi students, then a total of 569 students of Delhi



government schools have qualified in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical colleges. Of the 569 students who have qualified in the NEET, 379 (67 percent) are girls, he added.

Goel's father is jobless while her mother works as a domestic help in neighbourhood houses, Kejriwal said. The father of Khush Garg, who has scored 680 marks, is a small shopkeeper, he added.

In the JEE, five students of RPVV, Paschim Vihar have qualified for the IITs. Ayush Bansal, whose father works at a bookshop, has bagged the 189th rank in the JEE, the chief minister said.

Nikhil, who got the 678th rank in the JEE, has been offered aerospace engineering in IIT-Bombay and his father repairs cycles. Garvit Batra bagged the 1,228th rank and his father is an airconditioner mechanic, Kejriwal said.

The chief minister said it is his firm belief that good education can eradicate poverty from the country in one generation itself.