The Vedanta Vidyarthi Vikas Yojana (VVVY), an educational project by the Vedanta limited, Jharsuguda achieved its highest pass percentage of 92 per cent in the High School Certificate (HSE) examination this year against 75 per cent in previous year. Of the total pass students, 60 per cent were girl students. Nikhil Chaudhury, a student from VVVY’s Purna centre topped the list with 81 per cent marks.
In an area, where only three children could hardly pass high school in the 2008, efforts by the company has led to hundreds of children achieving success in the annual test said Business HR head Dr Rajeev Nayan of Vedanta, Jharsuguda. This year, VVVY’s five centres at Gudigaon, Debadihi, Sripura, Katikela and Banjari in the district witnessed cent percent pass rate in the HSC exam.