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| Felicitated KAS 4th ranker Neha Pandita |
JAMMU,
DECEMBER 23: A nation cannot be empowered without educating the girls
as they are the flag bearers of nation's development, this was stated by the
Minister of State for Education, Culture and Tourism, Priya Sethi during the
felicitation function of Kashyap Neha Pandita, the fourth rank holder in the
Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) examination.
Speaking on the occasion, the
Minister applauded Neha for her achievement and said that she is a true
representative of girl empowerment as she defy all odds, overcome every hurdle
to achieve what she nurtured during her childhood. Priya lauded Sewa Bharti for
working with dedication for creating a better society.
Highlighting several initiatives, the
Minister said that the government is significantly emphasizing on educating
girls for their empowerment. Only with the collective efforts by all, we can
achieve the objective of girl empowerment, she affirms.
Pertinently, Neha is probably the
first displaced Pandit girl living in a camp to clear the KAS examination in
the past two decades. Originally from a remote village in Shopian district of
south Kashmir, Neha’s
family migrated in 1989-90. Since then her family has been living in camps set
up by the government in Jammu.She holds mastersin organic chemistry and a
bachelor’s degree in
education.
Sharing her success story, Neha said
she used to study for 12-14 hours without any coaching and gave credit to her
teachers and parents for supporting her. She asked the younger generation to
look towards civil services as well.
Neha said that she nurtured a dream
to pursue her career in civil services since her childhood, lived in camps,
tents and then in a squalid one room shelter without basic amenities, attended
the Camp School, Mishriwala, then went to GGM Science College (Jammu) and later
did post-graduation from Uttarakhand. “One
needs to overcome many challenges coming in the way of success” she added.
Anousya Khosa, Ramlal Gandotra,
Pradeep Kapoor besides other members of Sewa Bharti were present on the
occasion.
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