Sikkim Chief Minister addresses 12269 students at Gangtok

Gangtok, July 27: (source:IPR)


The State Government will be rewarding the topper students of class twelve with cash prize amounting to Rs one lakh’ said the Chief Minister, Mr Pawan Chamling while addressing the students gathered at Tenzing Namgyal Memorial Ground (Guards Ground), today. "The Chief Minister said that the toppers of class twelve students will be given one lakh, followed by seventy five thousands and fifty thousand to the second and third state topper respectively".
. The orientation programme on quality education and development organized by Human Resource Development Department, Government of Sikkim was witnessed by 12269 students from class eight to twelve and 2312 teachers from six constituencies from in and around Gangtok. It may be mentioned here that the Chief Minister has been touring the state to meet and interact and exchange his ideas with the students on quality education.

 The Chief Minister expressed that the state government want the Sikkimese students to be successful, capable and good citizens of the country who possess the mindset of first world country. Therefore, the commitments, responsibilities, motivation should be created from within to achieve larger goals in the interest of the Sikkimese. Citing few examples of the first world countries where the education and health sectors are more expensive, the Chief Minister informed the gathering that education is the basic components of human development which  is free of costs in the state. Stating this, he also sought the responsibilities of students in striving hard and grab the opportunities as education has become accessible to all in the state.

 While speaking on the quality education, he stated that quality education has been the major concern of the Government and consistent efforts have also been laid on quality at all levels. The government is spending 20% of the state budget towards education sector and has a target of making Sikkim the second literate state in the country after Kerala by 2015, he added.  He also asked the teachers to impart value based education to the students so that they are prepared for the future besides being successful and a good human being. In this regard, the Chief Minister highlighted about the various schemes and programmes like Chief Ministers Meritorious Schemes, opening of Livelihood Schools in the nook and corner of the State, Comprehensive Education loan scheme and many more initiated by the State Government in education sectors.

Talking about the further plans of the government towards the enhancement of capacity of the students the Chief Minister informed the students about the government plan to provide coaching for national competitive examination including UPSC, engineering and in various other disciplines. In this way we will be preparing a well equipped human resource who can face the future challenges, he added. The Chief Minister also announced that the pre primary classes will also be started in the schools from next academic students.

Wrapping up his address to the students the Chief Minister urged them to be honest and dedicated towards their education and take full benefit from the programmes and schemes of the government in human resource development sector which are meant for them.

The Minister for HRDD Mr. NK Pradhan while addressing the gathering of the teachers and the students talked about the concept of education which has been given utmost importance by the state government for the holistic development of the human resource of the state.