Free education to ten girls under Kalpana Chawla Ladli scheme

Mr B L Chawla, father of late astronaut Kalpana Chawla, would launch 'Kalpana Chawla Ladli' scheme for girls at Midtown Grand here on August 8. The function is being organised by the Kalpana Chawla group of Institutions, Hisar. Chairman of the group Mr Sunil Sharma told newsmen here today, 'Mr B L Chawla, father of late Kalpana Chawla, would interact with the boys and girls of all institutions of Hisar at Midtown Grand here on August 8. He would launch 'Kalpana Chawla Ladli' scheme for girls on that day.

Under the scheme of the Kalpana Chawla Group of Institutions at Hisar, free education will be provided to eight girls in the IT sector and two girls in B.Ed college.

The scheme will also give an opportunity to two girls every year to visit NASA and USA.

The astronaut's father B L Chawla would launch the scheme here on August 8 next and he would also interact with the boys and girls of the Institutions, chairman of the Group Sunil Sharma told reporters on Friday.

"Kalpana Chawla has been a role-model for the girls. The youths would know about her life from her father and imbibe those virtues which took her to such heights that the world praised her talent and courage," Sharma said.