J&K to give Rs one lakh for best detator on Gandhian philosophy

Srinagar, Aug 21 (UNI) Announcing a cash prize of Rs one lakh to students who win the state level debate on Gandhian philosophy and its relevance in the 21st century, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said the prizes will be given on Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.

The 2nd prize for each category would be of Rs 50, 000 while two 3rd prizes of Rs 25,000 each would also be given at a grand function likely to be telecast live on national channel.

The topic of the debate would be 'Gandhian Philosophy of Truth and Non-Violence: Its Relevance in 21st Century', an official spokesman said.

He said this decision was taken at a high level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad here today.

The Chief Minister said competition among school students would be held at zonal, district, provincial and state level and in case of colleges students at district, provincial and state level.

The language for the competition would be in Urdu and Hindi.

The successful participants would move forward to the next level of competition until the final state level debate to be held among the finalists on October 2.

The Chief Minister said 54 colleges and about 1000 schools are expected to take part in the massive exercise aimed at encouraging students and promoting the Gandhian principles among the young generation.

Mr Azad said the large prize money was offered to motivate and encourage students to participate in the competition the first on the subject with huge financial incentive for students to be held anywhere in the country.

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