Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 20: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice President Yudhvir Sethi today said that every child must be provided with better education facility and centrally sponsored schemes like ‘Beti Bachao; Beti Padao’ should be put in use to achieve hundred per cent literacy amongst girls and also educate their parents about respecting human lives irrespective of their gender as this will end feticide.
Sethi was speaking at valedictory function of ‘Drawing Competition’ organized by in SSK Higher Secondary School, Marh.
He also inaugurated academic calendar of the school and impressed upon teachers to imbibe moral values amongst children so that they could rise to become good citizens and contribute in developing social fabric of our society.
Pramodh Kapahi Vice President BJP was the guest of honour on the occasion.
Sethi said that Jammu and Kashmir has immense potential which must be identified by teachers and simultaneously tapped. The city has produced several eminent painters, musicians, artists and academicians who should be role models for children, he added.
Kapahi in his address said that both State as well Central Governments have launched massive schemes for imparting quality education to children and schools must expose children to those activities. He said that several scholarship schemes are also in offing only to ensure that no child drops out of school for want of money or other facilities.
Earlier, Yudhvir Sethi was welcomed by Managing Director of the institution LC Gandotra.
Sethi also distributed prizes amongst the winners of drawing competition.
In the end, vote of thanks was presented by Principal of the institution Suresh Kumar.
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