The people of Raebareli received a valuable gift from its MP and Congress President Sonia Gandhi — a degree college for girls in the memory of former Prime Minister Late Indira Gandhi. “Rae Bareli has been the ‘karmbhoomi’ of Indira Gandhi ji and it was her wish that a girls’ degree college should be built in her memory,” said UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in her address after laying the foundation stone for widening of the Lucknow-Rae Bareli Road and other projects in her constituency.
Sonia Gandhi was on a on a two-day visit to Rae Bareli. The Congress MP informed that the human resource development ministry has taken an initiative to set up a degree college here. “The state government has also shown positive stand in giving land and as soon as land is provided, the work will begin and the college will be named after Indira Gandhi,” said Sonia Gandhi.
Sonia Gandhi also said that the Congress-led UPA government had taken concrete steps in the field of education. She pointed out that approval has been given for one model school in every block for which 75 per cent of the cost is being borne by the UPA government. Sonia Gandhi added that in Uttar Pradesh, money has been provided for 148 schools.
The Congress President underlined that the society and country would progress only when maximum people get educated and the Congress-led UPA government has been working in this direction because it realizes that the key to a bright future is education.
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