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| Live telecast of debate on Gandhian philosophy from Srinagar | | Biggest prize money involved in a contest like this: CM | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar|Sep 26
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that the concluding round of the debate on Gandhian philosophy and its relevance in the 21st century held in educational institutes throughout Jammu & Kashmir would be telecast live by Doordarshan on October 2. He said during his recent visit to Delhi he discussed with
I&B Minister, Priyaranjan Das Munshi holding of the State-wide debate and the latter told him that the concluding event would be telecast live on national channel.
Azad was speaking during an interaction with principals of degree colleges of Kashmir division here today. The interaction was organized to have the feedback on educational and other curricular activities and construction projects especially in the newly set up degree colleges.
Minister of State for Higher Education, Aijaz Ahmad Khan, Principal Secretary, Higher & Technical Education, Pramod Jain, Secretary to Chief Minister, Pawan Kotwal, Director Colleges, N D Wani and principals of 29 colleges of Kashmir and Ladakh were present.
The Chief Minister was informed that 11 college students, 6 from Kashmir and 5 from Jammu, have made it to the final round of the debate to be held on Gandhi Jayanti at the SKICC here. In the schools category, 8 students, 4 each from Kashmir and Jammu divisions, have been selected for the culminating round.
The Chief Minister said the final round of the competition would be simultaneously held for both college and school students. In both the categories there would be 4 prizes including Ist prize of Rs. One lakh, 2nd prize of Rs. 50,000 and two 3rd prizes of Rs. 25,000. The winners would also be given trophies and certificates. He said the prize money involved in the debate is the biggest amount to be given away in the country to students in a debate like this. He said the live telecast of the event would encourage holding of such debates in other parts of the country also.
The Chief Minister was told that there was exceptionally good response from students to the debate and participants were very enthusiastic. He asked the concerned officers to ensure that all the students who participated in provincial level debates attend the concluding function at SKICC. Azad enquired from each principal about the
construction of infrastructure facilities in their colleges. In most of the cases, he was told that the project executing agency, JKPCC was slow even where full amount of the cost was released. He took a serious note of the information and called a meeting tomorrow to
review the ongoing constructions in colleges. He asked the principals to forward complete information about ongoing constructions with names of the project executing agencies, adding that responsibility would be fixed for delayed construction and concerned officials would have to face the music. The Chief Minister also asked for a schedule of Annual Day celebrations in various colleges, saying he would like to attend some of these functions.
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