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Govt. of India
institutes National Tribal Award
Bhopal, February 13 (Pervez Bari): Members of Scheduled
Tribes performing outstandingly in various fields would now
be awarded with the National Tribal Award. These annual
awards are being instituted beginning the year 2008. The
Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India has made a
provision of Rs. 14 lakh for the four awards to be given
away this year.
The Minister for Scheduled Tribes Welfare, Kunwar Vijay Shah
said that the National Tribal Awards are being instituted to
motivate the future generations of tribal population through
performance of several tribal persons who manage to excel in
different fields inspite of adverse geographical and
cultural conditions. He said that such success stories
should be publicly recognized so that the individuals
concerned become role models for younger tribal generations.
The National Tribal Awards include National Award for the
Best Janjatiya Achiever, National Award for Exemplary
Community Services rendered to the Scheduled Tribes and
National Award for the Best Performing ITDP/ITDA.
There would be two awards preferably one for a male
Scheduled Tribe achiever and other for a female scheduled
tribe achiever under the national award for the best
Janjatiya achiever. The achiever giving outstanding
performance at national or international sports events or
outstanding performance in engineering, medical or any
discipline at graduate level course or outstanding and long
time contribution in the performing arts such as dance,
drama visual arts etc. or outstanding contribution in the
field of science, technology, entrepreneurship and
biodiversity conservation and any other field will be given
away this award. Each award would carry an amount of Rs. two
lakh a letter of citation and a trophy.
The National Award for Exemplary Community Service rendered
to the Scheduled Tribes would carry a cash prize of Rs.
three lakh, a citation and a trophy. There would be one
award for the exemplary contribution towards the development
of any Scheduled Tribe community by individuals and
organizations namely NGOs and voluntary organizations and
community based groups.
There will be one award for the Best Performing Integrated
Tribal Development Project (ITDP)/Integrated Tribal
Development Agency (ITDA). The award would carry Rs. five
lakh cash, a citation and a trophy. ITDP/ITDA will be
required to use the award money for creation of community
assets. The award money can be dovetailed with money
available under any other scheme to them or their own funds.
A high level selection committee headed by Union Minister
for Tribal Affairs will make the final selection for all the
awards. Nominations recommended by the Madhya Pradesh
Government will be considered for the award. The State
Government shall ensure that the nominee has not received
any award for the same achievement. All nomination would be
received by August 31 of a particular year for consideration
for the award of that year. Proforma for the nomination is
available on ministry's website http://www.tribals.nic.in/
The award would be announced on December one every year and
will be given away in New Delhi. The awardees shall be
invited to come to receive the award and travelling and
other costs incurred by him/her would be reimbursed. (pervezbari@eth.net)
GNF School bids fond
farewell to outgoing students
Bhopal, February 13 (Pervez Bari): The Gharib Nawaz
Foundation School of Excellence bade a fond farewell to the
outgoing students of Class Xth and distributed prizes to the
outstanding students of the session 2007-08 at an impressive
function here held the other day in the school premises.
Shahid Hussain Khan, IPS (retd.) who is former member of MP
Public Service Commission & member secretary GNF, presided
over the function. Umar Farooq Khatani, secretary MP
Minorities Commission, was the chief guest while Prof.
Samiullah Khan, a retired professor of English from Nutan
College, and Maulana Daniyal Nizami from New Delhi, who is a
member of GNF, were special guests of the function. Others
who were seated on the dais included Dr. Zargham Haider, a
retired professor; Prof. Saeed Akhtar, Director GNF;
Mohammad Haneef, Principal of Kotra Sultanabad School and
Mrs. M. Dube, a reputed teacher.
Zainab Aslam and Atif Aziz of Class Xth were declared Miss
GNF and Mr. GNF respectively on the occasion to the
thunderous applause of the audience.
The prize distribution was followed by a cultural programme
wherein not only the hidden talent of children came to the
fore but GNF School Principal A. Anwar's multi-faceted
personality as an educationist, writer, poet, director etc.,
were also on display which impressed one and all who were
present on the occasion. The cultural programme was marked
by fancy dress of tiny-tots, Bal Kavi Sammelan, patriotic
song, dance etc.
Anwar had put his heart and soul in preparing the children
for various events with the help of the staff which also did
not lag behind in making the occasion a memorable one.
Anwar's rendering of numerous songs in his melodious voice,
which were part of many items presented by the students,
touched the heart and left a deep impression on the minds of
the assemblage.
The highlight of the cultural programme was a drama "Bikharte
Sapne" (Shattered dream), written and directed by the
Principal Anwar, wherein how parents, who nurture their
progenies from day one when they are born till they grow up
and take their rightful places in society, are dumped in old
age homes in the evening of their lives with their dreams
shattered was depicted very succinctly. A soulful song
written and rendered by the Principal himself narrating the
children's betrayal action moved the hearts of many whose
eyes welled up and were seen wiping out their tears.
Khatani released a hand-written "Science magazine on Water
Conservation" brought out by the school to highlight the
importance of water in life of living creatures. The
magazine's patron is GNF School Principal A. Anwar while
editor being Dr. (Mrs.) Parveen Alvi and Sub-Editor Miss
Reshmi Ali.
Dr. (Mrs.) Alvi in her editorial of the magazine said:
"There should be a subject 'Water Economics' taught in
schools which may prepare our future generation. ........it
is said by some very wise man that the third world war will
be fought on the issue of water ........this magazine is
conveying the message to the students that life is not
possible without water.
Anwar from the Principal desk said: " The main aim of this
magazine is to develop an awareness about water conservation
and techniques of water conservation in the minds of the
students".
An upcoming "Tabla" maestro Master Rohan Chaturvedi studying
in Class VIIth of Sharda Vidya Mandir gave a presentation of
"Tabla Vadan" which was much appreciated.
At the outset Maulana M. M. Huq recited verses from the Holy
Quran. (pervezbari@eth.net)
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