Ministry of Science & Technology
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VIGYAN JYOTI SCHEME

Posted On: 09 FEB 2022 6:53PM by PIB Delhi

Vigyan Jyoti programme is being implemented in 100 schools of the country and all the schools are situated in rural areas.

Since the inception, around 1820 tribal girls have been benefited under Vigyan Jyoti Programme and State-wise details is given below:

 

Sl. No.

States/UTs

No. of Tribal Girls benefitted

  1.  

Andhra Pradesh

33

  1.  

Arunachal Pradesh

115

  1.  

Assam

76

  1.  

Bihar

15

  1.  

Chhattisgarh

112

  1.  

Chandigarh

1

  1.  

Dadar & Nagar Haveli & Diu

66

  1.  

Delhi

5

  1.  

Goa

23

  1.  

Gujarat

76

  1.  

Himachal Pradesh

30

  1.  

J&K

10

  1.  

Jharkhand

86

  1.  

Karnataka

62

  1.  

Kerala

6

  1.  

Ladakh

94

  1.  

Madhya Pradesh

134

  1.  

Maharashtra

45

  1.  

Manipur

101

  1.  

Meghalaya

173

  1.  

Nagaland

128

  1.  

Odisha

112

  1.  

Punjab

1

  1.  

Rajasthan

101

  1.  

Sikkim

101

  1.  

Telangana

31

  1.  

Tripura

29

  1.  

Uttar Pradesh

17

  1.  

Uttarakhand

21

  1.  

West Bengal

16

 

TOTAL

1820

Vigyan Jyoti Gyan Kendras are covering girl students from different government schools for various activities and interventions under Vigyan Jyoti Programme which would continue in future.

This information was given by Minister of State (I/C) for M/o Earth Sciences and M/o Science and Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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