President Smt. Murali Murmu honours Madhya Pradesh's Ekalya Model Residential Schools for excellence in performance
Bhopal: President Droupadi Murmu honoured the Madhya Pradesh Tribal Welfare Department and the Ekalya Model Residential School Mandla for excellence in performance at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The award was accepted by the Principal Secretary of the Tribal Welfare Department and Chairman of the Executive Committee, MP Saras Gulshan Bamra.
Based on the evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, the Madhya Pradesh Special and Residential Academic Society (MP Saras) was awarded this prize for its valuable contribution to quality education and institutional development for the state's Ekalya Model Residential Schools. The President also interacted with the meritorious students of the Ekalya Model Residential Schools. The Ekalya Model Residential School Mandla was selected as the best Ekalya School at the national level. This honour was also accepted by Rahul Namdev Dhote, Chairman of the Ekalya Model Residential School Mandla and District Collector of Mandla, and Reena, Principal of the Ekalya Model Residential School Mandla. Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Juyal Uram and State Minister Durgadas Uike, Secretary of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs Ranjana Chopra, teachers of the Ekalya Model Residential Schools, and meritorious students were present at the event. The programme was organised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, under the 'Tribal Pride Fortnight'. This fortnight is celebrated every year on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Lord Birsa Munda.
Source: Prasar Bharati (PB-SHABD)
Machine-translated from the official release
