Maharashtra: The government will bear the tuition fees of higher vocational students, 20 lakh beneficiaries!
The Government of Maharashtra has decided to provide various incentives to girls to encourage them to pursue higher education. The state government fully accepts the fee only for SC and ST students pursuing higher vocational education. However, the state government has also decided to accept higher vocational education fees for students who fall within a certain economic range.

In an interview given by Higher Vocational Education Minister Chandrakant Patil in this regard, "From the academic year 2024-25, the government is going to accept the tuition fees of all the students studying vocational education like medicine, engineering and pharmacy, who can fall within the specified economic limit. The government has taken this decision so that the students should not give up their education halfway due to financial crisis. An official decision will be taken in this regard in the cabinet meeting,'' he said.At present, except for SC and ST students, all the students who can come in other sections, the government pays 50% of the fees for vocational education. Henceforth, the state government will bear the entire higher vocational education fee for students whose family income falls within the threshold of Rs 8 lakh. 20 lakh girl students across the state will benefit from this scheme. The scheme is applicable to 462 courses in Diploma, Degree and Post Graduate courses. Implementation of this scheme will cost the state government an additional Rs.300 crore.

Recently, a student committed suicide in Parbani Nagar as she was unable to pay her tuition fees. Subsequently, in a consultation held with the Chief Minister on this issue, Minister Chandrakant Patil announced that the government will bear the full fees of the students