R S PURA, Jul 21: In pursuance of the directions issued by the Department of Higher Education an orientation program on PM Vidyalakshmi scheme was conducted by Academic Excellence committee in collaboration with Department of Economics for the students of first semester. The programme was held under the esteemed patronage of Prof. (Dr.) PreetpalKour, Principal, GDC R.S. Pura.PM-Vidyalaxmi scheme is an initiative of the Government of India to facilitate students’ access to education loans and scholarships. It is a single window portal for students seeking educational loans and government scholarships. While addressing the gathering, Prof. (Dr.) PreetpalKour said that no meritorious student shall be denied education due to lack of financial resources. Such scheme aims to ease the educational loan process. The resource person of the program was Dr. ShivaniManchanda, HOD Department of Economics, who explained in detail that this initiative aims to provide an integrated platform whereby students can apply for loans to any bank for educational purposes from a single window, track their applications, and get information on various government scholarships. This portal is managed by NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited, in association with the Department of Financial Services, Department of Higher Education, and the Indian Banks Association, so no student from the weaker section of society shall be deprived of higher education due to a lack of finance.
The program was co-ordinated by Dr. AnupamaPandotra, Convenor Academic Excellence committee. Other prominent faculty members present were Prof PriyaDarshini, Dr, NeetiChibber, Dr, Kiran Pathania, Dr. Jugal Kishore, Prof MeeshuPandita, Prof Sankait Gupta.