Raipur, 10 December 2021. Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel has said that there is no dearth of talent in the children of Chhattisgarh, the only need is to hone their talent and provide them good opportunities. The Chief Minister was addressing the Pratibha Samman ceremony of the talented students of Late Rajiv Gandhi Bal Bhavishya Suraksha Prayas Residential School organized at his residence office on the martyrdom day of the great freedom fighter Amar Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh today. At the beginning of the program, the Chief Minister paid homage to the martyr Veer Narayan Singh by garlanding him. Scheduled Castes and Tribes Development Minister Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam, Industries Minister Mr. Kawasi Lakhma, Parliamentary Secretary Mr. Dwarkadhish Yadav, MLA Mr. Devendra Yadav, Tribal Welfare Department Secretary Mr. DD Singh, Commissioner Mrs. Shammi Abidi were present in the function. .
It is noteworthy that in the year-2021, out of the students of Prayas residential school, 27 students have been successful in IIT, 35 in NIT and equivalent educational institutions, 5 in CS Foundation, two in CLAT, 61 in engineering college. The Chief Minister honored IIT, NIT as a symbol in the award ceremony. And provided checks of Rs.50-50 thousand for laptops to 10 students who got admission in equivalent educational institution. On this occasion, he released the progress report of late Rajiv Gandhi Bal Bhavishya Suraksha Prayas Residential School for the year 2021-22.
Addressing the program, Chief Minister Shri Baghel said that Prayas Residential Schools with 200 seats were started in the year 2010 to provide good opportunities to the students of Naxal affected and scheduled areas of the state to study in national level educational institutions. Today 9 Prayas residential schools are operating in the state, in which the number of seats has increased to 4000. With the increase in the number of seats, now more students are getting good opportunities. He said that it is the result of good opportunities available in these schools that so far 97 students from residential schools in IITs and equivalent institutes, 261 in NITs and Triple IT equivalent institutes, 29 in CA, CS, CMA, 833 in engineering colleges. , In Medical College, 39 and 3 students have been successful through CLAT. The Chief Minister said that the students of Prayas Residential School are today studying in institutes like IIT Kanpur, Kharagpur, BHU, Bhubaneswar, ISM Dhanbad, Mandi, Patna, IIST Thiruvananthapuram etc. Congratulating and congratulating all the successful students this year, the Chief Minister said that the children of the areas from where these students have come should also be motivated to study and they should achieve good position in the institution in which they are studying, and the state and the school. Light up the name.
Recalling the contribution made by Veer Narayan Singh for the poor and the poor, Chief Minister Shri Baghel said that Veer Narayan Singh was a true son of Chhattisgarh Mahtari. Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh was the zamindar of Sonakhan. He was always a participant in the happiness and sorrow of the people. In the year 1854-55, when there was a famine, he borrowed grain from the Malguzar of Kasdol and distributed it among the subjects. He told Malguzar that the grain would be returned when the harvest came next year, but he was complained and the British started searching for him. He had encounters with the British at Sonakhan, Saraipali and Basna, in which the British had to return. Later, on the information of the informer, he was arrested and hanged at Jaistambh Chowk in Raipur.
On this occasion, Scheduled Castes and Tribes Welfare Minister Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam said that students of Prayas residential school get admission in prestigious institutes of the country like IIT, NIT, CA, CS, CMA, National Law College and Medical College through competitive examination. have succeeded in doing. He expressed confidence that the successful students of this school would act as a motivator in paving the way for success for the upcoming students. He said that in Prayas Vidyalaya, students study in the schools of Naxal affected districts and scheduled areas and take admission by selection. This school provides a huge opportunity and platform for excellent career building for the students who grew up in the background of rural and tribal areas. Minister Dr. Tekam said that the students of these schools have started National Talent Search,
Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Tribes Welfare Department, Shri DD Singh informed that these schools were established in the year 2010 for the all round development of talented children studying in Naxal affected districts. At the beginning of the scheme, students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and General Classes from 16 remote Naxal-affected districts, along with class 11th and 12th school education, along with the state’s reputed All India level technical, It was being operated for the purpose of getting admission in medical institutions. At present, while expanding this scheme, now this scheme has been implemented for the students studying in the schools of all the scheduled areas of the state along with the Naxal affected districts. Now the students of scheduled and sub-plan areas of 21 districts are getting the benefit of this scheme. Commissioner Smt. Shammi Abidi informed that children of families affected by Naxal violence are given direct admission in this school. More and more students from these schools are successful in competitive examinations. For this, after brainstorming, changing the strategy, for the newly admitted students from the academic session 2021-22, these schools will be given mathematics, Specialized for courses in Biology and Commerce etc. A student admitted to IIT from Prayas residential school is provided an incentive of Rs. 40 thousand per student per year and students admitted to IIT and NIT are provided with laptop or laptop.
