While 96 per cent of girl students from private schools had access to higher education, only 46 per cent of girls passing out from government schools step into higher educational institutions, said Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan here on Wednesday.
Speaking at a function, organised by the TN State Minorities Commission at the Mangayarkarasi College of Arts and Sciences for Women to distribute prizes for winners who participated in various competitions from 39 women’s colleges, he said that the government offered many incentives for girl children in formal education.
