The MCD is organising a competition tomorrow for awarding merit scholarships to 7,000 students of class IV and V in its primary schools. Mahinder Nagpal,Chairman of MCD Education Committee,today said about 52,000 students of MCD schools will take part in the competition. According to Nagpal,3500 students each in class IV and V,scoring over 60 per cent marks in the competition,will get scholarship of Rs 500 and Rs 700 respectively on the basis of merit list in the month of March,2011. He said for the purpose,around Rs 42 lakh under plan head of account will be spent. MCD is running 1,746 primary schools having an enrolment of around 9.5 lakh children. In addition,it runs attached nursery classes in 923 primary schools along with 33 independent nursery schools with enrolment of 50,000 children.
