Even in undeveloped and Maoist insurgency hit areas there is no dearth of talents, only there is need to shape them and provide them an opportunity. There were days when students of Bastar like undeveloped area did not even think to becoming doctors and engineers.
But, now, the time has changed and due to the efforts of the State Government a good educational environment has been created in Dantewada through the project ’Chhoo lo Ashmaan’. And the result is before us all. These children have really touched the sky,’ said chief minister Dr Raman Singh.
The Chief Minister on Wednesday night felicitated 38 meritorious students of Dantewada district who cracked All India Engineering Entrance Test as well as All India Medical entrance Exam in the current session at a function organised at his residence.
lauding the efforts of these children Dr Singh said that the state government is well aware of the problems faced by students of remote areas and is concerned how these children get quality education despite living in poverty and difficult situation.
He told them to take care of their study only and the rest (monetary provisions) will be taken care of by the State Government.
The Chief Minister also exhorted them to also crack civil services exams on All India level and provide their services in remote areas like Bastar.
On this occasion, while presenting them tablet, the Chief Minister also give his blessings to the meritorious students.
He also congratulated the then Dantewada collector and presently director of Public Relations Department
OP Choudhary who conceptualised and initiated ‘Chhoo lo Aashman’ project, present collector of Dantewada K C Dev Senapati, teachers, officials and employees associated with the project.
Speaking on the occasion, Tribal Welfare Department minister Kedar Kashyap said that this was first time that such a large number of student from Dantewada cracked the All India level exams and credit goes to Chief Minister Dr Singh on whose efforts biggest education hub of Asia has been developed at Dantewada.
He also lauded the efforts of these children. Speaking on this occasion Dantewada MlA Bhima Mandawi said Dantewada is no more a backward district from education point of view as our students are not weaker than any
other children.
On this occasion Chitrakot MlA and Bastar Area
ribal Development Authority vice chairman Baiduram Kashyap, Dantewad Collector K C Devsenapati,
Collector Rajnandgaon
Ashok Agrawal and Public Relations Department
Director O P Choudhary were
also present.