Says “Education must become a pathway to opportunity”
Srinagar : Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), FazLul Haseeb, on Saturday formally launched an education initiative aimed at supporting the academic aspirations of children of the Corporation’s sanitation workers.
The initiative was inaugurated in the presence of Joint Commissioners, sanitation workers and their children and parents, besides representatives of participating educational institutions.
The programme seeks to facilitate scholarship-based coaching and academic support for eligible students, particularly those studying in Classes IX to XII and those aspiring to pursue competitive examinations such as NEET and JEE.
Speaking at the inaugural programme, the Commissioner said the initiative was rooted in the Corporation’s recognition of the contribution made by its sanitation workforce and its responsibility towards creating meaningful opportunities for their children.
“Those who work every day to keep our city clean deserve to see their children move forward with dignity, confidence and opportunity. Education can be one of the strongest pathways to make that possible. This initiative is an investment in the aspirations of the next generation,” he added.
FazLul Haseeb said the initiative should not be viewed merely as an assistance programme, but as an effort to build a sustained ecosystem of opportunity, mentorship and educational advancement.
The initiative has been structured as a collaborative effort, with participating educational institutions extending academic support to eligible students. The Private Coaching Centres Association of Srinagar has facilitated the participation of its member institutions.
SMC will facilitate the identification and verification of eligible students through a transparent mechanism. The programme will cover students across Classes IX to XII as well as those preparing for NEET and JEE, in accordance with the prescribed eligibility and selection modalities.
The Commissioner said that the larger objective was to ensure that the contribution of the sanitation workforce translates into greater opportunities for the generation that follows.
The presence of sanitation workers and their children at the inaugural programme gave the initiative a distinctive human dimension, placing their educational aspirations at the centre of the Corporation’s intervention.
Commissioner FazLul Haseeb expressed appreciation to the institutions that have joined the initiative and called for sustained collaboration to progressively widen its reach.
The initiative is envisaged as an evolving platform through which SMC will continue to strengthen educational opportunities for eligible children of its sanitation workforce.
