Meeting with Gujarat CM becomes memorable experience for tribal students of Dang district
Gandhinagar, December 31
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, demonstrating a sensitive and inclusive approach towards tribal students, allocated special time to meet children from Dang in Gandhinagar. During an educational tour, when more than 150 students along with their teachers from the Malegam school of Dang district, visited Gandhinagar, this interaction with the Chief Minister became a memorable experience for the tribal students, a release said.
According to the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office (CMO), CM Patel also obtained information from the children on the modern facilities supporting their education.
Under the trusteeship of Member of Parliament Govind Dholakia, Prayosha Pratishthan is delivering a unique service mission to support the holistic education and development of tribal students in Malegam, Dang district. At the Santokba Dholakiya Vidyamandir, established by Prayosha Pratishthan in 2002, more than 400 children from 142 remote villages in Dang district are receiving education at this residential school, the release said.
The Chief Minister was also impressed by the details that, from this school, 1 student has secured admission to IIT Delhi this year, while 2 students are studying at IIT Roorkee and IIT Goa. Earlier, 182 engineers, 22 doctors, 36 teachers, and around 65 students have benefited from paramedical studies.
On this occasion, Cabinet Minister Jitubhai Vaghani, senior representative of the institution P P Swami, and the school teachers were present.
— ANI
Reader Comments
The real story here is the incredible work of Santokba Dholakiya Vidyamandir. 182 engineers and 22 doctors from a tribal residential school? That's phenomenal and shows what focused investment in education can achieve. The CM's meeting is nice, but the institution's 20-year service is what deserves the spotlight.
Great initiative. Hope this isn't just a one-time photo op and leads to more concrete policies for tribal education across Gujarat. The success of this school should be a model replicated in other districts as well.
As a teacher myself, I know how much such recognition means to students. That moment of meeting the CM will stay with these children forever and fuel their ambitions. Kudos to the teachers and the Prayosha Pratishthan for their dedicated service.
Visiting from the US and reading this. It's impressive to see the focus on inclusive education and the stellar results. The IIT placements are no small feat. A positive story about development.
This is the real "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas" in action. When children from 142 remote villages get quality education and reach IITs, it strengthens the entire nation. More power to MP Govind Dholakia and his team for this visionary project.
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