by
Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
MOHALI,
JAN 31
Exhorting the student community
to rise to meet the challenges being faced by India, Union Minister for
Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Pawan Kumar Bansal said it was time we moved ahead
of the idea of “argumentative Indians” and aspire to become “Reasoning
Indians”.
Addressing a massive gathering of
students at Scholars Felicitation
Function at CGC Gharuan, Sh. Bansal said India is today competing for its
rightful place in the world and depends heavily on its demographic dividend of
having a huge chunk of younger population.
“Please remember that while we
all talk of this demographic dividend, that advantage is directly linked to our
ability to provide good education that helps our youth get good jobs. If we
fail to provide such education, this advantage can easily turn into a huge
dis-advantage, rather a threat to our advance,” the Union Minister said.
On
this occasion Mr Bansal honored Punjab Technical University’s toppers with
laptops and scholarships. Mr
Bansal specially congratulated student duo Raghu Gupta and Manu Gupta, both
brothers, for scoring first & fourth positions in Engineering Diploma.
Significantly, the CGC has awarded both with full fee concession for the entire
course. The announcement was met with loud cheers from the students.
The Minister also gave away cash
prizes to large number of university toppers of CGC, including Ravi Goyal,
Hapreet Singh and Manik Gupta who stood first, second & third, respectively,
in PTU in Journalism & Mass Communication, Megha Padha, Jatin Sharma,
Sarabjeet Singh and Karandeep Singh who stood second, fourth, seventh and
eighth, respectively, in PTU in B.Tech. (EEE), Vishali Garg who stood fifth in
PTU in B.Tech (CSE), Sandeep and Arti Gurjar who stood fifth in B.Tech (ECE),
Vineet Khurana and Swati Behl who stood eighth and tenth, respectively, in
B.Tech (ECE) and Gurvinder Singh who bagged the seventh position in the
university in Mechanical Engineering.
“It is heartening that CGC has come up with
such great infrastructure and is providing quality education in this region. It
is important because now, students from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and
Jammu & Kashmir will not have to go southern states to get professional education
as was the case in the past,” Mr Bansal said.
He said thanks to the Right to
Education Act and other social welfare measures being pushed by the Centre, the
demand for professional education is likely to rise even further. The role of
institutions like CGC will become even more crucial in ensuring that all those
who seek quality education do not have to travel to distant lands.
CGC Chairman Satnam Singh
Sandhu, while appreciating the fact that Mr Bansal had chucked many pressing
political engagements to spend quality time with thousands of students, said
the Chandigarh Group of Colleges has always endeavored to keep students’
interests at the centre of all planning. He assured the Minister that CGC will
remain fully geared to meet the challenges of the future and ensure quality
education, enabling environment and stress on ever better placements for the
students.
Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal,
President of CGC, said by honoring university toppers and other achievers, Mr.
Bansal has sent a message that academic excellence is the hallmark at CGC. He said
the CGC management will never be found wanting when it comes to appreciating
students’ achievements.
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