PRAYAGRAJ, March 18 -- Efforts to implement the Rani Laxmi Bai Scooty Scheme, announced in the 2025-26 budget to support meritorious college-level girl students in Uttar Pradesh, have begun with the formation of two key committees, informed officials of the state higher education department.

A six-member committee, chaired by Shipu Giri, director of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) and Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA), will define eligibility criteria and outline the selection process for beneficiaries.

The panel includes director of higher education Amit Bhardwaj, registrar of Rajju Bhaiya University, Prayagraj, Shailesh Kumar Shukla, finance officer of Lucknow University, and prof Dinesh Chandra Sharma of M...