On the occasion of International Mother's Day, Chandigarh University has dedicated the scholarship scheme to all women

Chandigarh: On the occasion of International Mother's Day, Chandigarh University has dedicated the scholarship scheme to all women by announcing 'Women Empowerment Scholarships' for its distance education courses for July 2020 under which women would be provided 20 per cent scholarship for admission in various courses conducted under the distance education process of the varsity, including women working in government and non-government institutions, Anganwadi workers, Asha workers and housewives.

PhotoThis information was given by the Chancellor of Chandigarh University. Satnam Singh Sandhu. He said that this scholarship scheme would prove to be very effective in empowering women at the educational and economic level.

On this occasion, Sandhu said, "In our country, the representation of women in senior positions in government or non-government organizations is only 6 per cent, mainly due to the fact that 42 per cent of girls in the country have post-twelfth and 53 per cent post-graduate education". Only 47% of girls continue to pursue postgraduate courses.

"Despite the fact that 49.3 per cent of the population of our country is women, only 22 per cent women are working in offices and institutions," he said. This scholarship scheme will play an important role.

File PhotoSandhu said that after getting higher education our deprived housewives, Anganwadi workers, Asha workers etc. can continue their education through distance education.

He said that there are about 14 lakh Anganwadi workers and about 13.66 lakh Asha workers in our country who can take advantage of this scholarship amount to raise their academic level and the country's economy by occupying high positions.

He said that the illiteracy rate of women in our country is 67 per cent, under which it is our duty as an educational institution to provide education to women. Economic and social upliftment and improving women's access to higher education is a matter of time.

Giving more information in this regard, the Registrar of the varsity Dr. Satveer Singh Sehgal said that distance education means 'anytime, anywhere and by any person' while it is an important option for women in charge of household and office work, allowing them to continue their studies with day to day work. He said that the Institute of Distance and Online Learning of Chandigarh University has started the process of July admissions for the academic session 2020-21.

Photo Dr. Sehgal said that the students enrolled in the above program would be provided international standard education at affordable fees, which would be recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Distance Education Bureau under which all the qualifications will be automatically qualified and recognized for employment in government and non-government institutions.

He said that for detailed information, the varsity website www.cuidol.in can be accessed.