Kolkata, June 11
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted that the "Yogyashree" scheme, designed to offer free-of-cost training to SC/ST students of the state for admission in engineering and medical courses would now be extended to boys and girls of Minority, OBC and General categories also.
Taking to X, CM Mamata Banerjee shared, "We are proud that our "Yogyashree" scheme, which we started to provide completely free-of-cost training to SC/ST students of the state for admission in engineering and medical courses, has been yielding increasingly greater and greater benefits for our SC/ST boys & girls. Now we shall also include the boys and girls of Minority, OBC and General categories in this scheme."
She further said that training would be provided from Class onwards for better preparation.
She further shared, "In 2024 alone these "Yogyashree" trainees got 23 ranks (including 13 IIT seats) in JEE (Advanced), 75 ranks in JEE (Main), 432 ranks in WBJEE, and 110 ranks in NEET. These achievements in these tough competitive examinations are better than even the earlier years' results. In consideration of the value of this critical training support to our disadvantaged boys and girls, we have increased the number of centres in the State now to 50 and number of our supported trainees to 2000 and the training will be given from Class XI onwards for better preparation."
She emphasised this scheme would bring out engineers and doctors in large numbers from the weaker section of the society.
"Let our boys and girls from the weaker sections be engineers and doctors in larger numbers. We shall now include students of Minority, OBC, and General categories in this scheme. Kudos to them!," she further posted.