Sundargarh: Taking an outstanding initiative for the children of the underprivileged, the District administration of Sundargarh on Tuesday launched ‘Sudakshya’, an initiative dedicated towards free knowledge and skill development to the aspiring students from underprivileged and mining affected areas of the district for various competitive courses. The initiative, sponsored by the District Mineral Foundation(DMF) and implemented by Niyatee Foundation, NGO, was inaugurated by the District Collector, Nitin Pawan Kalyan.
Students from Rourkela and Bonai can also avail with this facility within a week.
The program stands by an objective to accomplish dreams of many children (passed +2 and +3) for qualifying through various competitive courses like:- Banking, Insurance, SSC, railways, CDS, paramilitary, SPS and others.
Under this program free three-months coaching will be provided for each course along with free accommodation, food, study materials and uniform.
The collector ensuring the educational benefit for all under the scheme said, “The job aspiring youth will be given free coaching for various competitive exams. The district administration has made necessary arrangement for the same under the programme. Students from the district’s six mining-affected blocks, SC/ST, underprivileged and good educational background will be able to reap benefits of ‘Sudakshya’”.
The inaugural function was attended by Bhairab Singh Patel, Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Rasai Laguri, CEO, DMF, Nirmal Kumar Panda, Chairman, Niyatee Foundation, Itishree Panda, Chief Executive of Niyatee Foundation.