Port Blair, July 19: The PCC President, Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma has requested the Lt Governor of A & N Isalnds to consider a branch of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya(JNV) at Hutbay, Little Andaman.
In his recent letter, Sharma has stated that the branches of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Panchawati and Nicobar have proved to be very worthy for the students of these islands and these branches have shown excellent results in the examinations of CBSE.
Moreover the people of allover these islands want to get admission of their children in the said schools which have also boarding facilities. Praising the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sharma has written that Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya are schools for talented children and form a part of the system of gifted education. Its signigicance lies in the selection of talented rural children as the target group and the attempt to provide them with quality education without regard to their family’s socio-economic condition and this is the reason why populace of these islands want to admit their children in this residential school.
Sharma has also stated that while he was on tour to Hutbay, Little Andaman, many parents have approached him to place their demand before the Lt Governor to consider a branch of the school at Hutbay. Sharma has stated that the AN Administration is very much commited to the welfare of the students of these islands and since the parents want a branch of the JNV at Hutbay for the overall welfare of their children in the field of Education, Sharma has requested the Administrator to consider their genuine demand and allow a branch of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya at Hutbay as a welfare measure.
