The rights of the child and the care of animals are his priorities.
The daughter of a farm worker, 16-year-old M. Sravani took over as the Anantapur district collector on Sunday and it was a dream come true for Kasturba Gandhi senior high school student Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) Garladinne. She was named a ‘Collector of a Day’ as part of the International Girls’ Day celebrations.
Wearing a cotton sari, she was nervous until her name was announced through a raffle in front of a battery of reporters at the District Collector’s office complex Sunday morning, but once announced that she did not blink to tell the world with courage. his priorities as a ‘One Day Collector’. District Collector Gandham Chandrudu launched the ‘Balike Bhavishyathu’ (The Girl is the Future of Society) program in the district to raise awareness about the rights of adolescent girls in society and give them due respect and the right place in society .
“We have forgotten to take care of animals and keep our environment clean,” said Sravani. The entire gathering of prominent women from various NGOs in the collectors chamber and district officials were surprised to hear the ‘Collector of a Day’ speak as it was very clear in her mind that she aspired to become a teacher when she grew up and ensure all dropouts are educated.
To give the exercise some sanctity, a dossier sanctioning 25,000 rupees compensation was given to a woman, who was the victim of a SC / ST atrocities case, and Sravani read the entire dossier and scorched on the dotted lines. RDT Hospital Director Vishala Ferrer, REDS President Bhanuja were there to guide the ‘One Day Collector and Ms Sravani signing a second dossier, they explained that working women had other domestic responsibilities to fulfill their families, so the District made an Administration decision that none of the employees would be contacted for official work between 8 pm and 8 am
K. Chinmayi, a 10th grader from Sarada School, took over as “Municipal Commissioner for a Day” and presented her solution to the problems of adolescent girls in school. “It is sometimes difficult for menstruating girls to find a sanitary pad and the right place and atmosphere to dispose of the used one,” said she, who is looking to install sanitary napkin vending machines in schools.
She along with the ‘One Day Collector’ inspected sanitation in the city and the work of the District Secretary in the ‘Frontline’ area of Anantapur, while Municipal Commissioner PLHIV Murthy accompanied them. Daughter of a mechanic B. Madhushree was appointed Joint Collector, Sameera District Revenue Officer, Sahasra assumed the position of Joint Collective Development.
.
