Budget 2008-09 - More Navodaya Schools

FM declared opening new JNV's in the new fiscal year,

 

Here is the excerpt from FM's Budget speech which talks about JNV's

 

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are quality schools. In order to make such schools more accessible to SC and ST students, Government plans to establish Navodaya Vidyalayas in 20 districts that have a large concentration of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. I propose to set apart Rs.130 crore in 2008-09 for this purpose.

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Brip