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Kanyashree University @ West Bengal

October 12 , 2019 1790 days 1163 0
  • The West Bengal government has taken the initiative to set up a Kanyashree University and Kanyashree colleges across the state under Kanyashree Scheme.
  • CM Mamata Banerjee had laid the foundation stone of the new university at Krishna nagar in Nadia district in January.
  • Kanyashree university would be only for women.
  • The main objective of the scheme is to ensure that girls study in schools and colleges and delay their marriages until the age of 18 years.

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  • West Bengal government had started the Kanyashree scheme in 2013.
  • It had earlier won the UN award in 2017 for Public Service.

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