A 19-year-old tribal boy from a remote hilly region of the district is having his dream materialised with him being able to pursue at course in Aircraft and Maintenance Engineering in an institute in Bangalore.
Meensagar Sori, 19-year-old, a resident of remote village Tarajar of Mainpur Development block in Gariaband district, used to dream big whenever he saw planes flying in the sky. Slowly and steadily his dreams are being materialised in far-away Bangalore.
Sori that said he had passed the second semester of Aircraft and Maintenance Engineering course with 78 per cent marks.
He will be completing the Engineering course in two years time. After passing the course he will get a job in Government or private airlines.
The boy availed the ‘Adivasi Education loan Scheme’ operated by the Antyavsahi Co-operative Development Samiti.
Sori was living with his parents in Indira Awas House and surviving on Forests Rights Patta given by the State Government.
The boy was determined to pursue higher studies and with the help of
Chhattisgarh Government's ‘Free Coaching Scheme’ so he shifted from remote hilly region to big city like Bangalore.
Sori completed his primary and middle school at village Jidaar and upto Class XII at Government School at Mainpur. He secured 65 per cent marks in Mathematics in Class XII examination.
He obtained coaching at Vedanta Coaching Centre for three months. The cost of coaching was borne by the State Government. He passed the AIEEE competitive exam in the first attempt.
After passing the exam also, his financial situation was precarious.
later, Sori applied for the Adivasi Education loan operated by the Antyavsahi Co-operative Samiti , Gariyaband.
He was sanctioned a loan of `3.76 lakh and got admission to the Aviation and Engineering Academy, Bangalore. An amount of `1.92 lakh as loan was released by the concerned officer for his studies.
Sori is a shining example of how an Adivasi boy from a remote hamlet in the hilly terrain is pursuing his professional studies in Bangalore. He is indebted to the schemes of the State Government for his dreams almost being materialised.
District Collector Niranjan Das congratulated Sori on his success and said the district administration will guide him.
He urged the student to work hard and achieve his goals.