Jammu Dec 22 (KNS): The former Chief Minister and DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday lauded the efforts of International Delhi Public School Jammu for offering free education to needy students besides substantially contributing in education sector of the UT.
Azad addressed the school management and guests on its annual day function and said that the contribution of the school can’t be forgotten since it has elevated the quality of education and produced students with immense exposure and critical thinking.
“The contribution of IDPS Jammu brought new paradigms in education sector and raised the bar of quality education. It has produced students of international exposure who have proven their mettle at international forums and brought fame and name to our country especially the Jammu region,” he said. Azad said that while the quality of education requires huge efforts and resources, however, IDPS Jammu couldn’t afford to overlook the needs of downtrodden part of society. “Without compromising the quality of education, this school is offering equal opportunities to those bright students who hail from the poor section of society. Irrespective of social strata, the school is providing equal opportunities to all,” he said.
He said the facilities in schools are nowadays of high level though during our times, the facilities were minimal. But entirely the focus was on quality of education. He also praised the Jammu for its cosmopolitan culture where people from all faiths and sections of society grow together with equal opportunities. He said if we have to uplift the UT socioeconomically, it is only possible through education. Azad said that due to modern facilities and new innovations in education sector, the sports is given an equal importance due to which many of the students here have brought laurels to Jammu and country both at national and international level. Among those who were present on the occasion were Vice Chairman G.M.Saroori, Gen Secretary R.S.Chib,
Sohail Kazmi Member Waqft Board, Jugal Kishore Sharma Provincial President, Chief Spokesperson Salman Nizami, Manisha Choudhary IDPS Chairperson, Suminder Singh MD, Swarn Choudhary MD, Randeep Wazir Principal, Vishal Chopra GS Province, Anoop Khajuria media coordinator and others.(KNS)