Rajasthan govt makes singing national anthem must in hostels

JAIPUR: The Vasundhara Raje government in Rajasthan has made singing the national anthem mandatory in all school and college hostels in the state, a media report has said.

Though the national anthem is recited in the residential schools, the tradition will now have to be followed in hostels too, the government said in a directive issued here.

The state department of social justice and empowerment (SJE) has issued the directive to all 789 hostels for OBC, SC and ST students under its aegis in Rajasthan, the Times of India reported.

The move is to "evoke" nationalism in students.