CM Jagan deposits Rs.20 crore into accounts of students
Deccan ChronicleVIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said the Jagananna Videshi Vidya Deevena aimed to provide the necessary financial support to the poor students from all segments of the society to pursue higher education in the top universities abroad. With the press of a button in the camp office at Tadepalli on Friday, the Chief Minister deposited Rs 19.95 crore as the first tranche of the aid to the bank accounts of 213 students who got admissions in top 200 foreign universities this year. The Chief Minister stated that every rupee invested in education “is an investment in human resources,” which would not only change the lives of the students' families but also bring about a change in the lives of everyone in the state. A state-level selection committee headed by principal secretaries of various departments would select eligible students taking admissions in QS-ranked foreign universities for the fall and spring seasons as per their admission schedule.