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SRINAGAR: Minister of State for Education, Information and Culture, Priya Sethi inaugurated an educational and career expo here on Tuesday.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that counseling for Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme for students of J and K has begun at Jammu adding that the same would be conducted at Srinagar also. She said 5,000 students are to be covered under the scheme during the current fiscal.
Interacting with the participants, the minister said that such exhibitions will give a chance to students to become more aware and focused. She said such fairs provide students a platform wherein they can meet hundred of representatives from various institutions offering multiple courses in a single window mode.
Sethi asked the organizers to conduct such fairs in other parts of the State so that maximum youth are benefited.
Earlier, the organizers of the expo apprised the minister about the event.