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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment07-January-2014
17:43 IST
Kumari Selja Confers Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Awards
The Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Kumari Selja
gave away Dr. Ambedkar National Merit
Awards to meritorious students belonging to Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes who appeared in
Secondary and Senior Secondary School Examination - 2013
conducted by State/Central Education
Boards/ Councils here today.
Congratulating the Awardees the Minister appreciated the efforts
put on by the students and wished them
bright future. The Minister also praised the role of their
parents in the childrens progress.
The Minister informed that from the information received from 13
boards of 10th Class and 17 boards of12th Class for the year 2013,
517 meritorious students were found eligible for the Awards.
The Minister Kumari Selja said, I am extremely delighted to
inform that in Class 10th , out of the 26
students who got the highest marks, 18 are girls. Similarly in
class 12th, out of the 71 students who got the
highest marks, 42 are girls.
I measure the progress of community by the degree of progress
which women had achieved.
quoting Babasaheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar , the Minister said that
due to the efforts of such meritorious
students the dream of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar has become true.
Students should seek inspiration from the life of great
personalities like Babasaheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
and Babasahebs commitment and devotion towards education.
The future of society and country depends on you. The vision of
tomorrows India lies in your eyes.
Education and knowledge not only make social and cultural life
better, it also makes us spiritual the
Minister added.
On the occasion Kumari Selja congratulated all teachers for
their efforts in providing bright and able
students to the society.
Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, an autonomous organization under the
aegis of Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment, presents these awards, every year, to recognize and
encourage the meritorious students
belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for their
commendable performance in Class 10th
and Class 12th examinations. The award carries (i) a citation
and (ii) cash award.
Shri Manik Rao Gavit, Minister of State for Social Justice &
Empowerment, Shri Sudhir Bhargava,
Secretary (SJE), Ms. Stuti Kacker, Secretary, Department of
Disability Affairs, Shri Anoop Kumar
Srivastava, Additional Secretary (SJE), Mrs. Bimla Saroha ,
Executive Vice President, Dr. AmbedkarFoundation and other senior
officials of the Ministry and Dr. Ambedkar Foundation were
present.
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