Team News Riveting
Raipur, June 10
As many as 89 students who topped the board exams in Chhattisgarh took a joyride in chopper under a programme organised by the state government to felicitate the meritorious pupils.
The Chief Minister, Bhupesh Baghel had launched the programme to arrange a chopper trip to the toppers of 12th and 10th board examination conducted by the Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education (CGBSE). The event is organised under the Swami Aatmanand Medhavi Chhatra Protsahan Yojana.
In all, 89 students were selected for the trip that focused on hovering around the state capital. The chopper, which took many lifts to accommodate all the passengers, took off from the helipad of the Police Ground in Raipur. This journey was quite exciting for the enthusiastic children. As a few shared their experiences.
Sukasam, a student of the Birhor tribe of Korba district, thanked the Chief Minister for this initiative. He said that it would encourage people from marginalized communities like them to strive for a place in the merit list. Priya Rohra, a student of Class 12 at Vijay English Medium School in Manendragarh, expressed her gratitude to the Chief Minister for the helicopter joyride. She said that coming from a small town and getting to sit in a helicopter is no less than a dream.
It is noteworthy that in the annual examination of the Chhattisgarh Board in the year 2023, 49 students in Class 10 and 30 students in Class 12 have secured place in the merit list. Similarly, among the Scheduled Tribes, a total of 10 students, including 5 in Class 10 and 5 in Class 12, have topped their respective categories. Last year, in 2022, 125 meritorious students who secured a place in the merit list were also taken for a helicopter joyride.
