Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 29 Jan: As part of Cabinet Minister Ganesh Joshi’s birthday celebrations (31 January), a blanket distribution programme was organised at Blooming Buds School, Garhi Cantt, by Shaheed Durgamall Mandal under the spirit of public service as part of “Service Week”.
Minister Joshi participated in the programme and, with the support of a private organisation, distributed blankets to the school’s students. Upon receiving the blankets, the children expressed their gratitude by saying in unison, “Thank you, Mantriji.”
On this occasion, Joshi said that the double-engine government is continuously working with the objective of ensuring that government schemes reach the last person in society. He added that, whether it is his birthday or that of any family member, he always tries to share happiness by being among the poor, needy, and destitute.
He further stated that the state government is continuously working in the field of education. Desks and chairs have already been provided in approximately 98 schools in the Mussoorie Assembly constituency. He also said that Blooming Buds School would soon be upgraded, extending education from Class 8 to Class 10.
Expressing happiness over the increasing number of students in the school, Minister Ganesh Joshi encouraged the children to study diligently and move forward in life. He also assured that all basic facilities at the school would be strengthened.
Present on the occasion were Cantt MLA Savita Kapoor, BJP Metropolitan President Siddharth Agarwal, Himalayan Trust Chairman Dr S Farooq, Mandal President Rajiv Gurung, Vishnu Gupta, Manoj Chhetri, Prabha Shah, along with students and teachers.
