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The Hindu      11.06.2010

VMC to encourage meritorious students

Staff Reporter

VIJAYAWADA: The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) convened student-corporate colleges interface meeting here on Thursday. As many as 230 students, who secured more than 500 marks in SSC, turned up for the meeting. Of this, 128 students were assured of admissions into the colleges including Sri Chaitanya, Narayana, NRI, Satya Sai, and Sri Vidya colleges. Municipal Commissioner G. Ravi Babu urged the colleges' principals and representatives to offer free seats to them in view of their marks and financial status as well. The colleges, however, were non-committal about the fee waiver. The students were asked to come to the college on Friday. Another round of discussions was required to achieve the set target of free seats for the meritorious students.

Last year, the colleges and parents faced some problems during second year. The parents felt that fee waiver would continue for second year also, while the colleges insisted that the students should exhibit similar calibre in intermediate and secure good marks. The VMC is, now, focussing on these issues also, officials say.

The Hindu      11.06.2010

VMC looking for donors

Staff Reporter

VIJAYAWADA: The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) is seeking assistance from philanthropists for creating infrastructure and developing of the municipal schools in the city. The Corporation is also looking for patrons to donate notebooks required for students studying in its schools. And, for this VMC has taken up ‘Badi Nirmiddam' programme in the city.

Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, Municipal Commissioner G. Ravi Babu said that they have listed out the infrastructure requirements like benches and chairs for 105 schools run by the VMC. The Corporation required more than 3,900 tables, chairs and benches for the said schools.

The name of the philanthropists would be displayed prominently in the schools, he said, adding, the donors would be made as members of the school development committee.

Stating that most of the students were poorest of the poor and cannot afford to purchase notebooks, Mr. Ravi Babu said that nearly one lakh notebooks were required for the students.

The VMC was also laying emphasis on school uniform with a view to inculcate discipline and sense of oneness. The students required more than 15,500 uniforms along with shoes, school bags, and water bottles, he said.

Mr. Ravi Babu said that the philanthropists could contact him directly or Deputy Educational Officer (Dy.EO) K. Durga Prasad for further details over phone 98665 14224, he said.

The Commissioner said that the Corporation was planning to start e-learning centres in each circle for the benefit of the VMC school students.

DSMC High School in Cirlce-I, and MK Baig School in Circle-II, and CVR High School in Circle-III would be e-learning centres for schools in their respective Circles, he said.