The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and AAPtoday condemned the Congress government for discontinuing the Mai Bhago Vidhya scheme under which bicycles were distributed to girls studying in secondary and higher secondary government schools in the state.
वाल्मीकि समुदाय का पंजाब बंद; नकोदर में चली गोली, फाजिल्का में दुकानदारोंं से भिड़ंत, अमृतसर में ट्रेन रोकी
Akali MLA, Pawan Kumar Tinu, said it was shocking that the Congress government had discontinued the Mai Bhago Vidhya scheme which was launched in 2011-12 by the SAD-BJP government. He said under this scheme, bicycles were first given to students of Class XI and XII to encourage them to continue studies and to reduce school dropout rate. It was later expanded to cover all girl students of Class IX and X.