In an attempt to encourage girl students Governor, Draupadi Murmu on Sunday handed over ‘Saraswati Scholarship’ to 523 meritorious girls, who are daughters of the State Police Staff, for their outstanding performance in the field of education. The programme was organised by Indian Police Service Officers Wives Association (IPSOWA) here on Sunday.
The scholarship was given to the daughters of police personnel working with the State Police as grade three and grade four staff in various districts and in different departments. The girl students got Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 as scholarship. This year IPSOWA added those students also who are preparing for Engineering and Medical entrance examinations.
Addressing the gathering of police personnel, members of the association and the students, who received the scholarship, the Governor said that the work to encourage girls to do well in their career is commendable and such kinds of programme will surely encourage the girls to perform well in their career. “Education for girls is necessary for the interest of the nation because girls are backbone of our society. Earlier people were only promoting boys for study but time is changing since last few years.
There are so many talented girls in our society but due to lack of encouragement they don’t get their due share for which they are eligible. We will have to come forward to give shape to such kinds of talents. If girls will be educated then our Country and the society will be strengthened,” said Murmu. The Governor lauded the effort of IPSOWA with open heart and said that this step to encourage girl students is highly commendable. Speaking on the occasion Director General of Police (DGP) Kamal Nayan Choubey congratulated the students who received the scholarship and lauded the efforts of IPSOWA and said that these kinds of programmes are very important for the students, especially for the girls students. The programme will pump new energy among the students and they will be encouraged to perform better in future.
“Earlier members of well off families were applying for respectable posts in government jobs because they have resources but now any person can apply for the bigger posts irrespective of their family background,” said Chaubey.
Encouraging the girls students on the occasion the DGP said that they have immense talent not only to perform equal to boys but also to do better than them. There is need to encourage them and to provide facilities equal to boys, it is sure that girls will also perform well, he added. IPSOWA president Asha Shukla Choubey welcomed guests on occasion.
