Hyderabad :
Uppena, a girl from a poor family from a remote place Narava in Mahabubnagar district, emerged as a symbol of pride for her parents, friends and teachers.
The reason for celebration: she was presented with Lakshmi Venugopal Award and a cash prize of `10,000 for emerging topper in Class X among all girls belonging to Scheduled Castes Welfare Hostels (social welfare hostels) in TS for the academic year 2015-16 with a GPA of 9.8. For the family members of Uppena, it was a moment of pride as the young girl brought recognition to them, who are otherwise left in oblivion.
“I have even expected of 10/10 GPA but got 9.8 GPA. I would like to exceed this performance in Intermediate and score a rank in Eamcet,” said Uppena.
A first generation learner, Uppena symbolises grit and determination, and also part of the success story being scripted by scheduled castes welfare hostels in the state.
“We took wanted to improve the results, as without even passing tenth, these children will not have any opportunity to grow in life. As the staff of SC welfare hotels took personal care, now pass percentage in SC Welfare hostels rose to 93 per cent in 2015-16, even exceeding the state average and many private schools,” explained MV Reddy former director of SC Welfare Department, who has recently taken charge of Medchal district.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by J. Deepthi Nandan Reddy / Express News Service / October 16th, 2016