Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced free travel arrangements for all students from Madhya Pradesh who are set to appear in the NEET, JEE examinations.
Steps to apply for the free travel services:
- Students interested in availing this facility will have to register themselves by calling on 181.
- The students can also register themselves on the portal https/mapit.gov.in/covid-19, by August 31.
Guidelines for the travel:
- The students will be provided free travel arrangements from the block or district headquarters to the examination center by the government. The students need to travel to the nearest block or district headquarters by themselves.
- The students will be allowed to travel on the basis of the 1+1 rule i.e. the students can only be accompanied by one person, who's travel will also be free.
- The service will be available for a two-way journey.
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan made the announcement on his official Twitter handle on Sunday.
Out of 52 districts of Madhya Pradesh, only 11 (Ujjain, Satna, Sagar, Rewa, Jabalpur, Indore, Gwalior, Chhindwara, Bhopal, Betul, Balaghat) have JEE Main centres. That is, children of 41 districts will have to travel. At present, NEET centers are in only 5 cities (Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain).
Earlier, Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh and Odisha among others had also directed officials and their party leaders to help the students appearing in the exams.
Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday said that the safety and future of the students was the topmost priority with regard to the conduction of the JEE and NEET amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that several steps including the increase in the number of exam centres had been taken.
The National Testing Agency is scheduled to conduct the NEET on Septemeber 13 and JEE examinations between September 1-6.
