CM sanctions Rs 1.10 cr for St Xavier’s School pavillion ST XAVIER’S STUDENTS ALSO TO GET FREE LAPTOPS

PAKYONG, 31 Oct [IPR]: Chief Minister Pawan Chamling today announced that the class XI and XII students of St Xavier’s School, Pakyong, will also be provided free laptop computers by the State government as is being done for government school students. The CM also sanctioned Rs 1.10 crore for construction of the pavilion of the school ground. This fund will be released in the next financial budget. The CM made these announcements while speaking on the occasion of the closing ceremony of diamond jubilee celebration of the school.
The CM, who was present as the chief guest, was all praises for the institution and highlighted that St Xavier’s School was one of the most renowned and reputed educational institutions of the state. He further conveyed gratitude towards all those who contributed in the school’s establishment.
“Education should never be an industry or treated as business otherwise the soul of education will get corrupted,” he stressed.
With the sense of ownership will come real development, therefore dividends as well as deficits of democracy should be shared by the people in order to be a developed individual and state in real terms, the Chief Minister affirmed.
Earlier, Principal of the school in his welcome address informed that St Xavier’s School Pakyong is the first Roman Catholic educational institution of Sikkim and some 80 students are studying in the school under the Chief Minister’s meritorious scholarship.
The closing ceremony also saw songs, dances and skit presented by the students.
During the function the school also presented the Chief Minister with a memento.
Later, in the afternoon Chief Minister Mr. Chamling also attended a literary function organized by Sikkim Pratibha Pratisthan, Pakyong. Prominent literary figures like Mahananda Poudyal, Nar Bahadur Dahal and Uday Thulung were also present in the function.
During the function Mr. Chamling released the annual magazine “Pardeshi” and a music album.
The function also saw the Chief Minister being felicitated by the organizers while litterateur Mahananda Poudyal was also felicitated and presented with a citation letter and memento. Speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister expressed his joy and happiness and termed the occasion an auspicious gathering of intellectuals and literary figures from in and outside the state.
He also lauded the efforts and contributions made by Mr. Poudyal while urging the people to be more responsible and accountable in order to usher the state towards the path of prosperity.