Chandigarh, July 20 - Haryana government-led by Sh. Manohar Lal is committed to provide qualitative education to all the children in the state. Haryana Government is laying emphasis on providing education of poor students along with equal opportunity to the students of classes II to XII to study in recognized private schools from the on-going academic session.  For this purpose, a progressive scheme “Chief Minister Equal Education Relief, Assistance and Grant (Cheerag)” has been started by the state government.

Cheerag Scheme, a boon for the children of poor families

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that in the year 2022-23, a budget of more than Rs. 20,000 crore has been earmarked for education sector. For this, the State Government is starting various new schemes and programmes to provide equal education to all children. Cheerag Scheme is also one of the schemes started for the children of poor parents across the state. Under this scheme, the children studying in government schools having parents’ annual verified income of less than Rs. 1.80 lakh can take admission in private schools from class II to XII with the consent of private schools.

The Chief Minister said that under the Cheerag scheme, Rs. 700 per student from classes II to V, Rs 900 per student from classes VI to VIII and Rs 1100 per student from classes IX to XII, per month or the declared fee amount in Form 6, whichever is less will be paid to the schools. He said that under this scheme, 381 private recognized schools of the state are going to give admission to the students on 24,987 seats.

The Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that while successfully implementing Section 12(1) (c) in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 in the state, a separate provision has been made to provide free education to children of weaker section studying in Class I or previous classes on 25 percent seats in all recognized private schools.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that from Classes I to XII, no fee is charged in all government schools of the state. It is worth mentioning that from Classes I to VIII, uniforms, text-books, work books, stationery, school bags and lunch are being provided free of cost. In English medium, Bag-free Model Sanskriti Schools, there is a provision of free education for students having parents’ annual verified income of less than Rs. 1.80 lakh. Nominal monthly contribution is taken from the children of families having annual income above Rs. 1.80 lakh in the state.