AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has released an amount of Rs 13 lakh 44 thousand for the school/college fees of Sikligar and Vanjara Sikh children.
This amount was handed over by Shiromani Committee member Bhai Rajinder Singh Mehta, Surjit Singh Bhittevad, Dharam Prachar Committee member S. Sukhwarsh Singh Pannu and Secretary S. Balwinder Singh Kahlwan to the schools as fees of 111 Sikligar and Vanjara Sikh children studying in different places of Raipur and Chhattisgarh.
It is worth mentioning that the Shiromani Committee has decided to pay the school fees of the children every year to make Sikligar Sikh children self-reliant. Under this, the Shiromani Committee has sent these fees to various educational institutions.
Giving information in this regard, member Bhai Rajinder Singh Mehta said that the SGPC has directly handed over the fees of Sikligar and Vanjara Sikh children studying in various schools and colleges of Raipur and Chhattisgarh to the schools and colleges.
He said that as per the decision taken by the SGPC in the past, the fees for the whole year are deposited at one time, so that its proper utilization is ensured.
He said that the purpose of paying these fees is to train Sikligar Sikh children to be self-reliant, so that in the future they can stand on their own feet.
On this occasion, in-charge S. Gurmeet Singh Shaini and Gurdwara Inspector S. Mohandeep Singh were also present.