Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday said that Pratibha Samman Samaroh’ will be organised every year to honour the meritorious students of Haryana who will excel in All India Civil Services Examination as well as in other competitive examinations of National level.
Hooda was speaking at the ‘Pratibha Samman Samaroh’ organised here to honour those meritorious students who have excelled in All India Civil Services Examinations held during the last four years from 2009 to 2012 and All India Forest Services Examinations, 2012.
Hooda and Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia honoured 197 students. Cash prize of Rs1.50 lakh each, a certificate and a citation have been awarded to all eligible candidates who have qualified in Indian Foreign Services, Indian Administrative Services, Indian Police Services and Indian Forrest Services.
An amount of Rs75,000 each have been awarded to all eligible candidates who have qualified in Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ services.
Congratulating the meritorious students, Hooda said that it is a matter of pride that though Haryana is a small state with only two per cent of the total population of the Country, as many as 67 students have been selected in All India Civil Services Examination during the year 2012 which is seven per cent. Out of these, 17 students of Haryana have made it to the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) which has never happened before.
In the year 2008, 24 students of Haryana qualified All India Civil Services Examination, 27 students in the year 2009, 46 in the year 2010 and 57 in the year 2011.
The chief minister said despite being relatively a small state, every 10th soldier in the India Defence Forces hails from Haryana.
Furthermore, out of the total 650 candidates passed out candidates from the Indian Military Academy (IMA) this year, 60 are from Haryana.