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Delhi Education Minister distributes bicycles to 581 girl students under Vidya Vahini Yojana
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News18•06-10-2026, 17:00
Delhi Education Minister distributes bicycles to 581 girl students under Vidya Vahini Yojana
- •Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood distributed bicycles to 581 Class 9 girl students under the Vidya Vahini Yojana in Janakpuri.
- •The initiative aims to ease the daily school commute and promote independence among female students, with 18,000 bicycles distributed out of a planned 1.4 lakh.
- •The government is upgrading school infrastructure by installing 75-inch smart displays, ICT labs, and language laboratories.
- •Under the NEEEV project, student teams receive grants of Rs 20,000 to build innovations like drones and mobile applications.
- •Plans include rebuilding a 50-year-old school building, constructing two foot-over bridges for student safety, and offering free coaching for competitive exams.
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Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood distributed bicycles to 581 Class 9 girl students under the Vidya Vahini Yojana.
Under the Vidya Vahini Yojana, the Delhi government plans to provide branded bicycles to all 1.4 lakh Class 9 girls across the city, with nearly 18,000 girls having received them so far.
The government installed 75-inch smart displays for experiential learning under the National Education Policy 2020, provided ICT labs with 40 computers, and set up language laboratories. Additionally, the NEEEV project provides student teams with grants of Rs 20,000 for innovations like drones and smartwatches, while free two-year coaching is offered under the Madan Mohan Malaviya Education Mission.
