Impressed by a song sung by 7-year-old Raashi student ofNational Child Labour Project (NCLP) School during Rakhi fair at DistrictAdministrative Complex (DAC), Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma onWednesday got her admitted to the Ishmeet Singh Music Institute to polish hertalent.
After inaugurating the fair organized by the students ofNCLP School run by an NGO Bhagwan Mahavir Seva Sansthan at DAC, DeputyCommissioner along with Additional Deputy Commissioner (D) Amit Kumar Panchaland Assistant Commissioner (UT) Dr Harjinder Singh Bedi, immediately phonedIshmeet Academy's management after listening to the Punjabi song sung byRaashi.
Sharma asked them to offer the best coaching to Raashi asshe has a special talent for singing which needs to be developed. He assuredfulsome support to the girl and said that he would also soon visit the school.
The Deputy Commissioner visited the stalls during theRakhi fair and lauded the contribution of NCLP students in making decoratedRakhis.
He said that these schools being under the scheme aims atrehabilitation of child labour. He said that the scheme seeks to adopt aprogressive approach with a focus on the rehabilitation of children working inhazardous occupations and processes in the first instance.
He said that children from hazardous occupations arewithdrawn from these occupations and then put into special schools to enableand mainstream them into the formal schooling system.
The Deputy Commissioner said that the districtadministration is committed to the welfare of the students and said that itwould leave no stone unturned in ensuring the best education and skill trainingfor them.
Prominent among present on the occasion included DrSurjeet Singh and others.