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| Plight of poor children moves Omar | | Saweera gets 7.5 lakh grant, forgets Govt schools | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seems moved by the plight of the poor children. He was generous enough to sanction Rs 7.5 lakh to an NGO for imparting free education to the children of the labour class and poorer sections of the society.
"Affluent and resourceful people are in a position to impart education to their wards in high profile schools paying huge tuition and other fee. We have to focus on the children belonging to poorer sections providing them accessibility and facility to study and prove their talent", he said adding that the target group should also be those children whose parents could not attain education for poverty but are eager to educate their children. He asked that the State Education Department and NGOs in the field to collectively work in this direction.
Addressing the Annual Day function of Naveen Sikhsha Kendra run by NGO 'Saweera' Society for the children of labour class and poorer sections at Channi Himmat here, Omar Abdullah said that the efforts of the NGO to impart free quality education to the children of these sections are encouraging and praise worthy.
The NGO has been doing a commendable job. Nobody has contested their achievements till date. It deserves appreciation. A question arises. What are the government schools doing? Why don't these state owned institutions impart education to the children of the labour class and the poorer sections of the society?
Official neglect has marred functioning of the government schools. They are craving for staff and infrastructure. The government teachers have promised efficiency if provided the basic facilities. The Central Government, as the Minister for Education Peerzada Syed said has been giving liberal financial support for universalization of education. If these funds are judiciously and properly used, every government school can own a computer lab and improve its infrastructure. That will do wonders to the ailing government schools in the state.
The Chief Minister and the Education Minister can contribute a lot by visiting government schools. If they can find time to visit a school run by an NGO, there should be no problems in visiting schools owned by the government.
Minister for School Education, Peerzada Mohammad Sayed, Minister for Revenue, Raman Bhalla, Minister of State for Home, Nasir Aslam Wani, Director General Police, Kuldeep Khoda, Managing Director, National Power Grid Corporation of India, Mr. Sharma, President 'Saweera' Gurmeet Singh, noted Social Worker and Founder Member of the society, R. R. Khajuria, former legislators and prominent citizens were present on the occasion. |
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