Hyderabad|India|December'2008:Around 1,000 students from 17 colleges of Hyderabad & Secunderabad led by their leader Mr.Mukaram Ali Siddique joined in Congress party in the presence of Chief Minister Dr.Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy at his camp office. Mr.Danam Nagendra who facilitated the meeting was also present.

Addressing the students, the Chief Minister welcomed them to the Congress party and wished them all the best in the coming New Year. Expressing his happiness at their decision to join the Congress party student wing, the Chief Minister hoped that they would work for the betterment of the student community at large and provide all needful support to the needy.

He said that the Government in the past few years has realized the potential of the youth in the State. "Our major strength lies in our human resources of 110 core in the country and about eight and half crore in the State. The human resources if given proper training and utilized properly they would become a productive resource. If not they may get perverted and turn into anti-social. The Government therefore, is doing everything to channelize the youth force into a proper, productive, useful purpose. We are providing better and quality education to the youngsters. We wish that youth should study in technical, professional collelges and by the time they come out of the colleges, they should be in a position to get absorbed into proper jobs. There are so many opportunities at present. Even in the regular degree colleges if proper training is given in the soft skills, such students have ample opportunities of getting absorbed in BPOs. With this in view, the Government want to saturate the student scholarships. We want to give necessary fees for every minority, B.C, S.C.&ST student so that every one of these poorer sections of the society would get a proper education of their choice. Our motto is to see to it that any one who wants to get a better education, a college or a technical education should not feel that just because of their parents not have money, they are not able to get proper education. When we came into the office, in the first year of 2004-05 the total amount of scholarlships that were being paid to minorities was just Rs.5 crore. Today, we are paying Rs.147 crore. In any private engineering college, the college fees is ranging between Rs30,000 to Rs.36,000. This year, we have seen to it that no minority student needs to pay this money. Just a minority certificate will entitle them a free seat. In a medical college, under 50% of the convener's quota, if a minority, B.C., SC or ST student gets admission, he does not need to pay a single pie. Just his caste certificate is enough. From next June, we want to extend the same benefit even to the forward class students who are economically poor. All those families whose annual income is less than one lakh rupees per annum, the fee reimbursement is applicable and I want every one of you to get the best of education.

There are so many job opportunities in the present liberalized society. Industrialization is fast progressing. Along with industries, so much of job opportunities are coming. Special Economic Zones are coming. Lots of exports will enable more of industrial growth and more industrial growth needs more of eligible employable boys and girls. That is what we are doing and
that is what we are trying to do.

I only hope and wish that every one of you stand up to the challenges, take the challenge as opportunities are plenty. If we don't seize the opportunities, we will be left behind. I do not want any student to grow into adulthood and waste his future. I want everyone of you to be very productive, to have quality education, quality training and get every possible best of the thing in you future lives. A proper, good and vibrant society can get built only with proper, useful human resource. That is what we believe in and I hope that every one to rise up to the occasion".

Reachout's News Bureau
 December' 2008