Mysore :
As part of its eighth anniversary, the city-based CREDIT-I felicitated achievers from various fields yesterday.
Rangayana Director Janardhan (Janni) presented ‘Karnataka Kanmani’ State-level award to Music Director Hamsalekha, progressive farmer from Bangalore Rural District L. Narayana Reddy and Community Development Institute, Belgaum’s Shobha Gasti at a function held at Jaganmohan Palace.
Speaking after receiving the award, Music Director Hamsalekha said he comes from a rural background and as such he is very much aware of rural problems. Pointing out that he could understand the rural life much better because of his drama background, Hamsalekha complimented the CREDIT-I for its rural development initiatives.
Observing that urban areas too have a rural background, he called upon voluntary organisations to sensitize the rural people of the various facilities extended to them by government and other agencies and to encourage them to make best use of the schemes meant for them.
Coming up with his plans for providing education and job opportunities to poor children, Hamsalekha said 100 PU failed students sensing in CREDIT-I, can join his Hamsalekha Desi College, by paying only the fees of first year, while the fees for the remaining 4 years would be borne by him. This apart, he would provide them ample job opportunities, he added.
Earlier, ZP President Dr. Pushpa Amarnath, who spoke after inaugurating the programme said unemployment and underemployment have been haunting the youth, who constitute 60 percent of the country’s population. Youth from rural areas have been migrating to urban areas in search of jobs which are less rewarding. The youth should stop this tendency and instead look at taking up progressive farming for happiness and betterment of their lives, she said.
Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement founder Dr.R. Balasubramanyam and MLA M.K. Somasekhar presided.
CREDIT-I Managing Trustee Dr. M.P. Varsha, Treasurer M.R. Manjunath, Vasantha and others were present on the occasion
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Friday, October 31st, 2014