Hyderabad: Social Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar today launched a military obstacle course and the state-of-art gymnasium at Social Welfare Residential Degree College for Women at Bhongir. Women cadets of the degree college accorded ceremonial guard of honor to the visiting minister in a glittering ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, Eshwar said Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao was committed to the uplift of marginalized women through quality education and skill up-gradation programs under the KG-PG Mission. He thanked the Chief Minister for launching the first-ever Armed Forces Preparatory Degree College for marginalized women in the country. “No other state in the country has embarked on such a transformative mission to prepare marginalized women for officer rank positions in the Indian armed forces, paramilitary, and other security forces”. The students showcased their military skills and the minister appreciated Dr. RS Praveen Kumar and his team for shaping the character and morals of young women.
He also congratulated Secretary Dr. RS Praveen Kumar and staff for introducing path-breaking programs aimed at imparting skills to students which are necessary to compete with the best in the country and running specialized institutions like Armed Forces Preparatory Degree College for Women, Social Welfare Sainik School and Social Welfare Fine Arts School with commitment. These initiatives are golden lettered moments in the history of the government education sector in India, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. RS Praveen Kumar thanked Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and Social Welfare the Minister Koppula Eshwar for significantly increasing budget allocations for welfare of residential educational institutions and ensuring that poor students acquire higher education.
The Secretary further said, it is historic that daughters and sons of daily wage labourers, masons, agricultural labourers, roadside tea sellers and vegetable vendors have been securing admission in large numbers every year in the top-notch IITs, NITs, medical colleges, Delhi University, Indian Maritime University, IISER, IIHM, TISS, etc., with the support of the government of Telangana. (NSS)
Koppula launches Military Obstacle Course at SW Residential Degree College for Women
