Punjab govt to provide free text books to SC/ST students

Chandigarh, May 6: In an effort to impart quality education to the marginalised, the

government today said it would spend Rs 30 crore to provide free text books to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe students in the state.

"We are committed to quality education. The state government will provide free text books to scheduled caste and scheduled tribe students studying from class one to class eight in the state," Punjab Education Minister Sikander Singh Maluka said here.

He said that required infrastructure would also be provided to all the schools. "The Punjab government is celebrating this year as education year so that the state, which is currently at number three in terms of education in the country, could be number one," Maluka added.

PTI