In a bid to improve standard of education in the national capital, the Aam Aadmi Party is set to disburse the carry-over education funds of Rs 21 crore in the form of scholarships over the next five years. Around 10,000 students will stand to benefit from the scholarship scheme.

Improving the standard of education in the national capital has been declared as one of the top priorities of the over one-month old Aam Aadmi Party government, led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

"A lot of money was spent in the education sector by the previous Congress government, but in an unplanned manner. I am going to make an announcement soon that we will give scholarships to 10,000 students in the higher education sector," Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said in an interview. Sisodia, the de fact No.2 in the ruling AAP, also holds the charge of urban development but has set education as his top priority.

Sources in the government said they are going to draw up a proper plan and disburse the money over five years.

The AAP has promised to open 500 schools in the capital and the education minister, in a warning, has already made clear to private schools that education is not a sector for making profits.



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