Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday heaped praise on Prayas School for success of its students in various competitive exams and stated that children from far-flung Naxal-affected tribal areas of Chhattisgarh have made a ‘brilliant show’ by clearing the tough entrance exams of IIT.Prayas Residential School was established by Chhattisgarh Government at Gudiyari area of capital city Raipur in year 2010 under Mukhyamantri Bal Bhavishya Suraksha Yojana.
The educational institution has achieved great success, exceeding everyone’s expectations. Success of these students has amazed people across the country and abroad, and has drawn their interest towards this project of state government. The Chief Minister was addressing the programme, which was organised at his residence to honour students of Prayas School Raipur, who have cleared competitive exams such as IIT (JEE advance), NIT, (JEE Mains) and PMT-PET and BAMS entrance exams.
Singh said that these children from remote areas of Bastar and Balrampur, have proved that resource constraints cannot bind their talent and potential, and they are very much capable of giving tough competition to students of other states across the country.Chief Minister congratulated the students, saying RsRstheir success is actually the success of Chief Minister; it is the success of entire state. Their achievement is actually the achievement of their school, teachers and families,’’. He advised the children to set ambitious goals with confidence and to achieve the same with hard work and dedication.
Singh advised students to always hold onto their moral values of simplicity and honesty, which are the significant part of Chhattisgarh’s culture.In this programme, State’s School Education Minister Kedar Kashyap, Parliamentary Secretary Ambesh Jangade, Additional Chief Secretary of Scheduled Tribal Development Department NK Aswal and Secretary Murugan and Chief Minister’s Secretary MK Tyagi.
Chief Minister said in his address to the children and teachers that owing to the difficult conditions, lack of teachers and coaching facility in districts of tribal populated divisions such as Bastar and Sarguja, there were hardly any selections from the place in such competitive examinations.Naxal violence in Bastar region has also been a big obstacle in the way of their career building. Taking their challenges into consideration, State Government initiated Mukhya Mantri Bal Bhavishay Yojana and under this scheme, ‘Prayas Residential School’ was established for students of 11th and 12th standards.