JAMMU: Lauding role of missionary education institutes, Minister of State for Education, Culture and Information Priya Sethi said the schools run by missionary organizations have contributed positively in the field of education and the institutions have done exemplary work in spreading modern education in rural and far flung belts of the state.
She said all over the country missionary education is known for its high standards and in the state also the schools run by missionaries have done excellent work in spreading quality education.
She was speaking at the investiture ceremony of the prestigious Alexander Memorial School, here on Friday.
The minister was Chief Guest on the occasion and Senior BJP leader Yudhvir Sethi was Guest of Honour.
During the ceremony, the Chief Guest presented colours and badges to different houses and complete council of the school was established for the current year. Head boy and head girl were also nominated.
All the members of the students’ council led by Riyaz the Head Boy and Ishika Bhatti the Head Girl, took the oath of allegiance, obedience and loyalty to the school and the country.
They pledged to take the school to the pinnacles of new heights. The eight House Captains – Aviral Koul and Priya (Youngson House), Saquib Bedar and Mehrajan (Hutchison House), Pankaj Kumar and Asia Parveen (Alexander House) and Hritik and Palvi (William House) were decorated with respective House badges. New House Registers were also presented to the House -in-charges.
Describing the school as prestigious institute of the state, Priya Sethi said the school is a heritage institution of the state and is operating since last 123 years. She said the school is engaged in imparting quality education to the students and the government would extend all needed help to the school for providing better facilities to the students.
She said the school has taken her back to the school days as she has herself studied in missionary schools in different parts of the country, adding that disciplined life and cultured students are hallmark of the school.
She said the government is committed to provide quality education and government run institutions would be equipped with needed human resource as well as modern infrastructure.
Appreciating the achievements of the school, Yudhvir Sethi said the institution is spreading light of education to all sections of the society and special attention is being paid to marginalized, down trodden and weaker sections of the society. He said the infrastructure and staff of the school is good and quality education is being given to the students who come from far-off places of Doda, Thathri and other far-flung belts of the state.
Besides parents, students and prominent citizens, the ceremony was attended by Johnny William, President, Ms Esther William, Principal, S.M. Gill, former MLC and Vice-President, I.D. Soni, Gulshan Mahajan and Rev Udhey Singh.
The principal in her welcome address gave resume of the activities and achievements of the school and informed that the school is one of the oldest institutions of the school which is operating since the year 1892 A.D. She also presented the requirements of the school for extending activities and providing better facilities to the students.