Two Jorhat students step into DC's shoes for a day
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Dibruugarh: Under govt's "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" campaign, two students from Jorhat — Sanshita Baruah and Geetashree Sharma — got the rare opportunity to serve as district commissioner for a day on Saturday.
The initiative, aimed at empowering young girls and exposing them to governance, allowed the students to shadow Jorhat DC Jay Shivani and participate in official duties.
Sanshita, a Class 9 student from Pragjyotika Senior Secondary School in Titabor, and Geetashree, a postgraduate student from Chandra Kamal Baruah Commerce College, earned this privilege after winning a district-level essay competition. Jorhat DC Jay Shivani expressed pride in the students' enthusiasm and highlighted the initiative's objective.
"Witnessing policy implementation and decision-making firsthand has strengthened my resolve to join the civil services in the future," Geetashree said.
"We got to see how the district's progress is monitored and how different departments function. We even learnt about election processes," Sanshita said.
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1 2 3 4 Dibruugarh: Under govt's "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" campaign, two students from Jorhat — Sanshita Baruah and Geetashree Sharma — got the rare opportunity to serve as district commissioner for a day on Saturday. The initiative, aimed at empowering young girls and exposing them to governance, allowed the students to shadow Jorhat DC Jay Shivani and participate in official duties. Sanshita, a Class 9 student from Pragjyotika Senior Secondary School in Titabor, and Geetashree, a postgraduate student from Chandra Kamal Baruah Commerce College, earned this privilege after winning a district-level essay competition. Jorhat DC Jay Shivani expressed pride in the students' enthusiasm and highlighted the initiative's objective. "Witnessing policy implementation and decision-making firsthand has strengthened my resolve to join the civil services in the future," Geetashree said. "We got to see how the district's progress is monitored and how different departments function. We even learnt about election processes," Sanshita said.
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