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Reward for scoring above 98%

Avneet KaurJalandhar, July 28As many as 23 government school students from Doaba region (six from Jalandhar, 13 from Hoshiarpur, two each from Kapurthala and Nawanshahr) will be getting a cash prize of Rs5,100 for scoring above 98 per cent marks in the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class XII exams, the results of which were declared last week.Meanwhile, this announcement of Rs5,100 cash prize came on Saturday after a Nawanshahr-based resident Sukhjinder Singh, during ‘Ask Captain’ Facebook live programme, asked the CM to share his feelings about the excellent PSEB Class XII results. Responding to his question, the CM lauded the efforts of the government schoolteachers and immediately announced to award students who scored above 98 per cent marks with a cash prize of Rs5,100 each.Chander Shekhar, district mentor, English and social studies, said there were total 1,903 government senior secondary schools in the state, of which 1,204 schools have achieved 100 per cent result.He said the total number of students from across the state who would receive the cash prize was 166, of which 155 students are from government schools, eight from Meritorious Schools and three from Adarsh Schools. “However, of total 166 students from various districts of Punjab, six students belong to Jalandhar, 13 from Hoshiarpur, two each from Kapurthala and Nawanshahr,” he said.Shekhar said it was a proud moment for the teachers of government schools, as their hard work had paid off. “We are extremely happy with this cash prize announcement, as it would further motivate students to perform well,” he said.Education secretary Krishan Kumar said: “The commendation from the CM will give a fillip to teachers to realise their real worth as nation-builders. They will have the contentment of serving the less privileged section of society, which has been looking towards government schools to fulfill the hope and aspiration of providing quality education to their children.”“The government schoolteachers have been doing a commendable job in imparting online education during the unprecedented pandemic,” said the Education Secretary, who has also held a series of webinars to felicitate school principals, teachers, toppers as well other officials of the Education Department for the remarkable achievement.List of 23 govt school students from Doaba region who’ll get Rs5,100List of 23 govt school students from Doaba region who’ll get Rs5,100From JalandharFrom KapurthalaFrom NawanshahrFrom HoshiarpurParveen Kaur (GSSS, Railway Mandi), Riya Rani, Rashi Mehta, Sahil, Ritika, Navraj Yadav (GSSS, Kamahi Devi), Tamanna, Kavita Rani, (GSSS, Sector 3, Talwara), Gurjeet Kaur (GSSS, Dasuya), Sukhpreet Singh (GSSS, Jhinger Kalan), Anchal Saini (GSSS, Lambra), Rohit Dheer (GSSS, Paddi Sura Singh), Suchina Kaur (Dr Amir Singh Kalkat Memorial GSSS, Urmar, Tanda)

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2020-07-29