Women and Child Development-cum-Welfare Department Minister Dr louis Marandi has showered promises for residential schools run for girls under the department, which celebrated Welfare Day at the Welfare Complex here on Thursday.
The department felicitated best performing students, teachers and schools at the occasion in programme organised at Kalyan Bhawan in Morhabadi, where hundreds of students from dozens of students cheered for their classmates and teachers receiving awards from Marandi in presence of all senior officials of the department.
Marandi also announced recruitment of more teachers in department managed schools during a programme organised to felicitate meritorious students, best performing teachers and best performing schools among girls residential schools run by the department in State.
“We want enhanced quality education in all the schools run by the department. We will recruit more teachers wherever it is needed for the same. We also want our schools to compete with other schools in terms of education system,” said Marandi after she awarded over 150 meritorious students who obtained top-3 slots with highest marks in different subjects in class 10th and 12th, five teachers and five best residential schools selected one each from five zones of the State.
The students and teachers were honoured with cash prizes also other than certificate and medals. Promoting cashless transaction in the State, the cash prizes was given in form of prepaid cards from Bank of Baroda in denominations of Rs 10,000, Rs 5,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000. A bank representative also taught students how to use prepaid cards.
Raising concern over safety and security needs of residential schools for girls, Marandi said that those schools will be fortified with enhanced security measures. Admitting the fact that there were schools which couldn’t have access to even pure drinking water, the Minister assured students and teachers to provide basic amenities like toilets and drinking water as soon as possible.
She also said that students of class 12 will be provided special coaching classes for Science, mathematics and English subjects.
laying foundation of the very need of such felicitation programme, Department Secretary Himani Pandey said that it was extremely important to know and to evaluate where these schools actually stood in comparison to other schools in the State. She also said that the department will organise such felicitation programme right after declaration of 10th and 12th class results from next year.
Marandi also pointed out some common problems with schools run by the department. “People have a different view and lens while looking at schools run by welfare department and we need to change that lens. State government is monitoring every residential school and is in process to combat prevailing problems,” said Marandi.
She also asked schools to use modern technologies in and of education, so that overall development of every single student could be made possible. Marandi urged all the parents present there to think of marrying their daughter only after she has finished her highest desired education.
PNS n Ranchi
Women and Child Development-cum-Welfare Department Minister Dr louis Marandi has showered promises for residential schools run for girls under the department, which celebrated Welfare Day at the Welfare Complex here on Thursday.
The department felicitated best performing students, teachers and schools at the occasion in programme organised at Kalyan Bhawan in Morhabadi, where hundreds of students from dozens of students cheered for their classmates and teachers receiving awards from Marandi in presence of all senior officials of the department.
Marandi also announced recruitment of more teachers in department managed schools during a programme organised to felicitate meritorious students, best performing teachers and best performing schools among girls residential schools run by the department in State.
“We want enhanced quality education in all the schools run by the department. We will recruit more teachers wherever it is needed for the same. We also want our schools to compete with other schools in terms of education system,” said Marandi after she awarded over 150 meritorious students who obtained top-3 slots with highest marks in different subjects in class 10th and 12th, five teachers and five best residential schools selected one each from five zones of the State.
The students and teachers were honoured with cash prizes also other than certificate and medals. Promoting cashless transaction in the State, the cash prizes was given in form of prepaid cards from Bank of Baroda in denominations of Rs 10,000, Rs 5,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000. A bank representative also taught students how to use prepaid cards.
Raising concern over safety and security needs of residential schools for girls, Marandi said that those schools will be fortified with enhanced security measures. Admitting the fact that there were schools which couldn’t have access to even pure drinking water, the Minister assured students and teachers to provide basic amenities like toilets and drinking water as soon as possible.
She also said that students of class 12 will be provided special coaching classes for Science, mathematics and English subjects.
laying foundation of the very need of such felicitation programme, Department Secretary Himani Pandey said that it was extremely important to know and to evaluate where these schools actually stood in comparison to other schools in the State. She also said that the department will organise such felicitation programme right after declaration of 10th and 12th class results from next year.
Marandi also pointed out some common problems with schools run by the department. “People have a different view and lens while looking at schools run by welfare department and we need to change that lens. State government is monitoring every residential school and is in process to combat prevailing problems,” said Marandi.
She also asked schools to use modern technologies in and of education, so that overall development of every single student could be made possible. Marandi urged all the parents present there to think of marrying their daughter only after she has finished her highest desired education.
PNS n Ranchi
Women and Child Development-cum-Welfare Department Minister Dr louis Marandi has showered promises for residential schools run for girls under the department, which celebrated Welfare Day at the Welfare Complex here on Thursday.
The department felicitated best performing students, teachers and schools at the occasion in programme organised at Kalyan Bhawan in Morhabadi, where hundreds of students from dozens of students cheered for their classmates and teachers receiving awards from Marandi in presence of all senior officials of the department.
Marandi also announced recruitment of more teachers in department managed schools during a programme organised to felicitate meritorious students, best performing teachers and best performing schools among girls residential schools run by the department in State.
“We want enhanced quality education in all the schools run by the department. We will recruit more teachers wherever it is needed for the same. We also want our schools to compete with other schools in terms of education system,” said Marandi after she awarded over 150 meritorious students who obtained top-3 slots with highest marks in different subjects in class 10th and 12th, five teachers and five best residential schools selected one each from five zones of the State.
The students and teachers were honoured with cash prizes also other than certificate and medals. Promoting cashless transaction in the State, the cash prizes was given in form of prepaid cards from Bank of Baroda in denominations of Rs 10,000, Rs 5,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 2,000. A bank representative also taught students how to use prepaid cards.
Raising concern over safety and security needs of residential schools for girls, Marandi said that those schools will be fortified with enhanced security measures. Admitting the fact that there were schools which couldn’t have access to even pure drinking water, the Minister assured students and teachers to provide basic amenities like toilets and drinking water as soon as possible.
She also said that students of class 12 will be provided special coaching classes for Science, mathematics and English subjects.
laying foundation of the very need of such felicitation programme, Department Secretary Himani Pandey said that it was extremely important to know and to evaluate where these schools actually stood in comparison to other schools in the State. She also said that the department will organise such felicitation programme right after declaration of 10th and 12th class results from next year.
Marandi also pointed out some common problems with schools run by the department. “People have a different view and lens while looking at schools run by welfare department and we need to change that lens. State government is monitoring every residential school and is in process to combat prevailing problems,” said Marandi.
She also asked schools to use modern technologies in and of education, so that overall development of every single student could be made possible. Marandi urged all the parents present there to think of marrying their daughter only after she has finished her highest desired education.