Director General of Police (DGP) Nandan Dubey here on Friday announced a reward of Rs 500 to each of the 200 students belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories for securing 85 per cent marks in their exams.
Under the leadership Development programme of the SC-ST welfare department, students from all the districts had gathered to meet Dubey at Police Training and Research Institute (PTRI). On the occasion, congratulating the students said that they could get cent per cent marks if they work hard. He said that this is the age of learning, nothing is impossible; he advised students to keep questioning their teacher until they get satisfied. He asked the students to develop habit of going to the library.
Students should think of a healthy competition and maintain punctuality, he added. The students asked questions related to police and social issues and Dubey replied to all the queries. Inspector General Police (IGP) Arun Pratap Singh, officials of Scheduled Caste/Tribe Welfare department and teachers were present on the occasion.
Additional Director of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare department Ashok Upadhyay informed about the leadership development programme and said that a boy and a girl from Scheduled Caste and a boy and a girl from Scheduled Tribe form every district have been given the chance to participate in the programme. All of them have secured 85 per cent or above marks in the exam in their districts.