Gandhinagar, June 24 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday stated that the 'Shala Praveshotsav' launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove illiteracy from tribal areas has grown into a strong pillar of development in the education sector.

He further said that the long-standing need for education in tribal areas has been met, and children who enrolled in schools through earlier Shala Praveshotsav campaigns are today doctors, engineers, pilots and professionals in various fields, bringing pride to society.

On the second day of the 24th Shala Praveshotsav, the Chief Minister participated in schools of Dahod district. He enrolled more than 300 children in schools located in the villages of Moti Kharaj, Rahdungari an...