CM stresses to make education accessible to poorer

Saturday, 28 01 2012 10:11

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JAMMU, JANUARY 27: Stating that the success of universalisation of education lies in making it accessible to the children of poorer and down trodden sections of the society, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Friday stressed on ensuring hundred percent coverage of these children by educational institutions.
“We have to focus on these children by providing them accessibility and facility to study and prove their talent”, he said adding that the target group should also be those children whose parents could not attain education for poverty but are eager to educate their children. He asked that the State Education Department and NGOs in the field to collectively work in this direction.
 Addressing the Annual Day function of Naveen Sikhsha Kendra, run by NGO ‘Saweera’ Society at Channi Himmat here, CM said that the efforts of the NGO to impart free quality education to the children of these sections are encouraging and praise worthy.
Minister for School Education, Peerzada Mohammad Sayed, Minister for Revenue, Raman Bhalla, Minister of State for Home, Nasir Aslam Wani, President ‘Saweera’ Gurmeet Singh, noted Social Worker and Founder Member of the society, R. R. Khajuria, former legislators and prominent citizens were present on the occasion.
The Chief Minister announced Rs. 7.5 lakh grant for the society for setting up a modern computer lab in the School. He said government would extend all help to the institutions working for providing education to the children of weaker sections of the society. He asked the Education Department to work out measures which would strengthen the NGO in its efforts to impart quality education to the boys and girls of poorer sections.
“At present, merit rules the roost in all fields of life including education. No consideration of coming from backward area or belonging to poorer sections counts in getting admission in the higher education or obtaining employment”, he said.
Speaking on the occasion, Peerzada Mohammad Sayed said that the coalition government is marching ahead to attain hundred percent literacy coverage in the State.
 “We have launched various schemes to reach out to children all across the State in the education sector”, he said.
Minister for Revenue, Raman Bhalla, said that government would extend all possible help to the school to grow and expand its educational activities.