Free bicycle ‘Sarathi’ from Class 8 now, announces CM, says 12.6 lakh students to benefit

CM Suvendu Adhikari at the launch of ‘Sarathi’ at a school in Howrah’s Bantra on TuesdayKolkata: Students will now be eligible for free bicycles from Class 8 instead of Class 9, CM Suvendu Adhikari announced on Tuesday at the launch of ‘Sarathi’, Bengal’s rebranded bicycle distribution scheme, from a school in Howrah’s Bantra.