The Hindu       11.02.2016 

Mayor donates Rs.15,000 to govt. school

Karimnagar Mayor S Ravinder Singh donated Rs.15,000 to the Government High School at Sapthagiri Colony in Karimnagar town on Tuesday for providing evening snacks to the SSC students attending special classes for the ensuing examinations.

The Mayor visited the school and participated in the community lunch along with the students and expressed satisfaction over the quality of food being served to the students. Following a plea from the school management for providing some assistance to provide some snacks to the SSC students attending for the evening classes till late hours, the Mayor responded instantly and donated a cheque for Rs 15,000.

On this occasion, he called upon the students to work hard and bring reputation to their school and parents by excelling in the ensuing SSC examinations. He informed the students not to feel inferior to their private counterparts and reminded that he too studied in a government school. He also promised to construct a vermi-compost for proper disposal of the garbage and also a water harvesting structure to store rain water on the school premises. He also promised to donate broom-sticks and other sanitation material for the school.

School headmistress G Pramoda thanked the Mayor on the occasion.

Money is to be spent on providing evening snacks to students preparing for SSC exam

The Hindu      11.11.2014 

Corporation to launch two projects for SC students

The City Corporation will soon launch two projects aimed at improving the academic performance of Scheduled Caste (SC) students.

The standing committee on Education is drawing up the final form of these projects, one for providing financial aid to students studying professional courses and another for special tuition to improve their academic performance.

The project to provide financial assistance to Scheduled Caste students who opt for professional courses will allot Rs.25,000 in the first year for those studying in colleges located within the State. For those studying outside, the amount provided will be Rs.50,000.

“Applications have been invited already. For now, we are providing financial assistance only for the first year, as a measure of encouragement for them. Giving such assistance through the course is not possible right now, but we will consider it,” said K.S. Sheela, chairperson of the Education standing committee.

The second project is aimed at helping Plus Two students who want to take up professional courses. Special weekend tuition will be arranged for Scheduled Caste students, free of cost, with focus on science subjects and mathematics.

“As per the plan, there will be two classes a week, of four hours duration each. We are thinking of conducting the classes at the technical school at Pongumoodu. The classes will be conducted by experts from IHRD and other institutions.

“We are also looking for retired teachers who would like to volunteer for a small sum,” said Ms. Sheela.

The Corporation is planning to expand the special tuitions to economically backward students too.