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Rajasthan Govt announces abolition of computer fees
Jaipur, Jan 22: The Rajasthan government today announced the abolition of computer fee, charged from students in government schools, with immediate effect.
Jaipur, Jan 22: The Rajasthan government today
announced the abolition of computer fee, charged from students
in government schools, with immediate effect.
Making this announcement in the State Assembly Education
Minister Ghanshyam Tiwari also constituted a committee, headed
by the department secretary, to inquire into the present
pattern of computer education by private parties in government
schools, introduced by the previous Congress government.
The committee has been asked to submit its report by
February one, he said.
Cases are pending before the anti-corruption bureau and
Lokayukta against former chief of Rajasthan Board of Secondary
Education (RBSE) P C Vyas who was instrumental in giving the
job of imparting computer education in government schools to
private firms and law will take its own course, Tiwari said.
The state government had introduced computer education in
schools on self financing basis from the year 2000-2001 making
RBSE as a Nodel agency.
Contracts were given to private parties by inviting tenders for imparting computer education and charging Rs 600 a year from every student.
Bureau Report
Contracts were given to private parties by inviting tenders for imparting computer education and charging Rs 600 a year from every student.
Bureau Report