Launch of Mukhya Mantri SABAL Yojana in Himachal Pradesh

Tags: Government Schemes

On September 4, 2023, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the Mukhya Mantri Sporting Abilities, Rebuilding Aspirations and Livelihood Scheme (SABAL) at Nadaun in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh.

An Overview of the News

• The goal of SABAL Yojana is to improve the lives of differently-abled children by connecting them to the mainstream of society.

• Around 400 schools in Hamirpur, Solan, and Shimla districts will get government aid, which will include necessary facilities and opportunities for specially-abled children.

• A 2% reservation quota has been allotted in government jobs for specially-abled persons.

• The education stipend for disabled children will be increased to Rs.1000.

• The Himachal Pradesh government aims to empower over 7,000 specially-abled children through the SABAL scheme.

Launch of 'Abhyas Himachal' and 'Teacher Sahayata' chatbots

• In the same program, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu also launched 'Abhyas Himachal' and 'Teacher Sahayata' chatbots on the Swift Chat App.

• These chatbots use conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support convenient text revision for students.

• They offer quizzes and educational videos to enhance the learning and teaching experience in the classrooms.

About Himachal Pradesh

• Formation - 1 November 1956

• Capital - Shimla and Dharamshala (Winter)

• District - 12

• Governor- Shiv Pratap Shukla

• Chief Minister - Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu

• Rajya Sabha- 3 seats

• Lok Sabha- 4 seats