SHILLONG, OCT 26: Chief minister Mukul M Sangma on Wednesday awarded stipends to 110 student beneficiaries under the Chief Minister’s Career Guidance & Counseling Scheme at a function held at U Soso Tham auditorium, Shillong.
The programme was also attended by Sports & Youth Affairs minister Zenith M Sangma as the guest of honour.
Addressing the gathering that comprised mostly of students, Chief Minister Mukul M Sangma, who graced the occasion as the chief guest, said that the Chief Minister’s Career Guidance & Counseling Scheme, which goes beyond the ambit of only coaching, is dedicated to the youth to realize their dreams of building their career based on their potentialities and skills.
He added that the challenge of fulfilling the aspirations of the youth and the people can be addressed by bringing about a change in the system through the empowerment of the people.
The chief minister also said that the programme creates an enabling environment provoking the youth to dare to dream big while providing the guidance to enable the youth to make the right career decision based on their potentialities. He also stressed on the importance of looking at all the options available while preparing for a career.
He said that with the bright students of this age beating the education system by excelling in their studies a higher benchmark needs to be set.
The chief minister also informed that the format of the programme will be restructured soon to make it an effective mechanism to respond to the demand of the students and that it reaches all parts of the state. He said that there is a need for aggressive counseling for youth with different levels of education and abilities so that they do not land up pursuing the wrong career.
Speaking on the recruitment to various government departments and services the chief minister said, “While correcting the perceived manipulations of the system that gives scope to a lot of corruption we are also sensitive to the dreams of the youth so that hopelessness among our youth is not generated”.
He urged the schools and colleges to take advantage of the programme and also suggested that various activities like summer and winter camps under the programme can be initiated so that students and youth can develop their skills and talents in their leisure time.
Sports & Youth Affairs minister Zenith M Sangma in his speech said that a lot of youth under the programme have been benefiting thereby making them at par with any other youth of the country to compete in different competitive examinations and helping them to make the right choice of career.
The Chief Minister’s Career Guidance & Counseling Scheme was launched in 2012 providing free coaching to students for Medical Entrance Exam, Engineering Entrance Exam, Banking Exams and IAS coaching.
The Chief Minister also distributed token cheque to the 110 beneficiaries under the Central Minorities Scholarships during the programme.-By Our Reporter
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