The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat conferred ‘Pandit Deen Dyal Upadhaya State Academic Excellence’ awards to the toppers of Uttarakhand board at a function held at Rajiv Gandhi Navodaya Vidhyalaya here on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that education is best investment and providing education is the biggest generosity.
He congratulated the students who excelled in the board examinations and hoped that these students will make the state proud in future. Rawat said that solar systems would be installed in all the schools of Dehradun. He added that the education department would set up two residential schools in which girls and boys from the entire state could get education. The CM said that arrangements for quality education will be made in these schools with academically qualified staff.
On the occasion the meritorious students who stood first, second and third in the X class examinations were awarded with Rs 15000, Rs 11000 and Rs 8000 respectively and a certificate while those who secured fourth to tenth positions in the state were given Rs 5100 as cash reward and a certificate of excellence.
The students of XII class who stood first, second and third in state board examinations were given Rs 21000, Rs 15000 and Rs 11000 respectively with certificate of merit, while those who secured fourth to tenth positions were awarded Rs 5100 and certificate of merit.
The CM also handed over commendation certificates and trophies to three schools for showing good results in the X and XII board examinations. For Class X board examination, the I P College laksar, Rana Partap Inter College Khatima and Pandit Poornanand Tewari Inter College Jaspur were awarded while Vivekanand college, Ranikhet, Government Inter College, Tehri and Uttarkashi were awarded by the CM for excellent results in class XII board examinations. A total of 52 high schools (X) and 50 Intermediate schools (XII) were awarded with commendation certificates on the occasion.