As part of the ‘Vigilance Awareness Week 2016’, a drawing and painting competition for school children was organised by Vigilance Department of the Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) on Thursday (November 3) this year.
Elaborate arrangements were made for the smooth conduct of the Drawing & Painting competition at Candle Garden, Maitri Bagh in which students of Class 6 to 8 and Class 9 to 12 from BSP schools as well as non-BSP schools like Delhi Public School-Bhilai, DAV-HUDCO, Shri Shankaracharya Viyalaya-HUDCO, KPS-Nehru Nagar, Bhilai Nair Samajam School and Shri Shankara Vidyalaya Sector-10 participated in large numbers, a BSP press release informed.
The theme of the Drawing & Painting competition was “Public Participation in Promoting Integrity and Eradicating Corruption”. The event saw a large turn-out of enthusiastic children.
Madhu Singh Jain, DGM, BSP and V.K. Ogale, AGM, BSP, both eminent artists of Bhilai and judges for the competition, praised the participants for the excellent depiction of their ideas on the theme.
All the participants were given token gifts in appreciation of their participation in the competition by Sunil Gupta, Additional Chief Vigilance Officer, Bhilai Steel Plant.
Debate for schoolchildren was organised by Vigilance Department, Bhilai Steel Plant on November 4, 2016 at BSP Senior Secondary School Sector 10, Bhilai.
The topic of the debate was “Is public participation the best way to promote integrity and eradicate corruptionIJ” The event saw enthusiastic participation from BSP schools as well as non-BSP schools like DAV-HUDCO, DPS-Bhilai, Shankara Vidyalaya Sector-10, Shri Shankaracharya Viyalaya-HUDCO, DPS-Durg, KPS-Nehru Nagar, Guru Nanak SSS-Bhilai etc.
The students put forth their views on ways and means through which public participation can lead to curbing and curing the menace of corruption.
The students impressed the audience both with their oratory skills and lively examples. Puneet Sharma, DGM, BSP and Mithu Mazumdar, HM, EMMS-Sec-10, the judges for the competition, praised the participants and pointed out that the standard of the competition was very high. All the participants were given token gifts by A.K.Verma, Principal, BSP SSS-X.
Speech competitions on the subject “Public Participation in Promoting Integrity and Eradicating Corruption” were also organised at Bhilai Mahila Mahividyalaya and Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg on 4th Nov 2016. The events saw enthusiastic participation from the students of both the Colleges.
Saurabh Sinha, DGM-BSP and Bhuvana Chawla, DGM-BSP were the judges of the Speech competitions. The students delivered thought-provoking speeches which left the audience to reflect upon the steps that each and every one of us can take in promoting integrity and eradicating corruption.
As appreciation of their participation in the cause of anti-corruption, all the college students who presented their thoughts at the speech competitions were given token gifts.
The winners of the Speech competitions, Debate Competition and Drawing & Painting Competition will be awarded prizes during the closing ceremony of the Vigilance Awareness Week to be held on November 5, 2016 at HRD Centre of Bhilai Steel Plant.