New Delhi, June 14: Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan felicitated students from Jammu and Kashmir for their success in the recently held 2016-17 IIT-JEE (Main and Advance) examinations on Wednesday.
Interacting with them at a meeting in the ministry, Pradhan congratulated the students for their brilliant academic performance, but cautioned and advised them not to wrest on their present laurels and achievements, but to strive to excel further in their respective subjects of choice, and contribute to nation-building.
On Tuesday, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Dr. Jitendra Singh and Chief of Army Staff General Bipin Rawat separately praised and lauded these Kashmiri youth for their academic achievements.
While Dr. Singh said that the Kashmir Valley has some of the best talents in the nation and talked about the various new youth centric schemes being initiated by the ruling NDA regime, General Rawat congratulated the students and hoped the students would serve Kashmir eventually.
Dr. Singh assured the students that the Centre is ready to support all efforts to realize their potential, and reminded them that 14 students from Jammu and Kashmir have passed this year’s civil service examinations.
He also praised the result-oriented approach of the ‘Kashmir Super 30’ (a. k. a Super 40) initiative of the Indian Army with its training partner Centre for Social Responsibility and Leadership (CSRL) and Petronet LNG Limited (PLL).
Petroleum Minister Pradhan felicitates Kashmiri students
