Rairangpur: On the second day of her visit to Mayurbhanj district, Hon’ble President Mrs. Draupadi Murmu visited Pahadpur, her father-in-law’s village. Arriving at Pahadpur village, he first paid his respects to the statues of Shyam Charan Murmu, Laxman Murmu and Sipun Murmu in SLS Trust premises. Later, her husband Shyam Shyam Charan offered floral tributes to Murmu’s statue at Murmu Street. After that, after paying obeisance at the Goshani place, Zahira went to the shrine and worshiped. Later, he went to the LT&T Skill Development Center and interacted with the trainees. On this occasion, he visited Shyam Charan Murmu Primary Eye Hospital and visited the village and met the villagers and friends and family. He reached the SLS Trust and had a loving exchange with the students regarding their studies. The students were very happy to meet and interact with the Honorable President. Later, he interacted with the trainees in various trades at L&T’s Skill Development Center and the youth who were trained and employed from this center and asked various questions. Children also spoke about their experiences and needs before the President. On this occasion, he said that today he has not come to give a speech but to know how the children are doing. I am very happy that I have got the opportunity to get my soil today. He further said that the path I have taken today was not my ambition, but my current position is the credit of this land, the cooperation of the brothers and sisters of this land and the people of this land. The youth of today is the future of tomorrow. The government is doing various schemes to make the youth self-reliant, but they wanted to know from the children whether it is reaching the village, if it is, how far it is working and what is necessary for the improvement of the village. Speaking on the occasion, he said that after suffering a lot, he planted a small sapling in a village like Pahadpur, which today has turned into a Mahadrum and its shade shelters many people. He advised all the students to become big men by studying well and encouraged them to be self-reliant by developing their innate abilities in other fields besides studies. Nowadays it is not easy for everyone to get a job, so he called upon the youth to improve their skills to become job providers without being job seekers. A self-reliant India and a developed India are possible if the youth is self-reliant, he said. He also advised those who have high ambitions but drop out of school due to lack of financial resources and are unable to progress, to take up training at LNT Skill Development Center to fulfill their ambitions. Then came to Rairangpur Jagannath Temple and worshiped the Lord with darshan, performed puja and offered devotional offerings and had prasadam and talked with the people.
