Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s budget speech in 2022-23 gave permission to start 179 English medium Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalayas. In compliance with the point number 37 of the budget, on Thursday, the Education Department has issued approval to convert 179 government schools into Mahatma Gandhi English medium schools.
Education Minister Dr BD Kalla while thanking Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that with this decision taken by the department, students of the entire state and especially those coming from deprived sections will be able to get quality education in English medium free of cost. Dr Kalla informed that all the approved Mahatma Gandhi English Medium Schools will start from the academic session 2022-23. Pawan Kumar Goel, Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department said that with this decision of the state government, parents who are unable to bear the heavy fees of private schools will be able to provide good education to their children.