Visit to Municipal Corporation- A Great Learning Experience

The Girl Parliamentarians of St.  Joseph’s  Senior Secondary School and their school buddies from Government Senior Secondary School,  Dhanas were  bestowed with a great opportunity to visit the Municipal Cooperation Office.  The girls were accompanied by the Principal, Ms. Monica Chawla and Middle Block Coordinator,   Ms.  Rani Pal. The girls donned pink turbans symbolising women power and responsibility. They walked hand in hand with their buddies to learn about the functioning of the corporation. The children felt  privileged when they got a chance to sit in the Chamber of the Municipal Cooperation and to interact with the Mayor and the Commissioner holding an  interactive session and brushing their knowledge. The Commissioner apprised the students about the hierarchy in the working of the MC and the three tier system with the Parliament and the State Legislation at the first and second tier respectively and the Municipal Corporation being at the third tier.  He also shared  proudly with the students that how Chandigarh which was last year at the 60th rank in regards of  cleanliness has now emerged at the 12th rank.  He congratulated the citizens who have made a major contribution in the same by segregating the waste at source and making the job of the municipal corporation workers easy. The children were filled with a feeling of gratitude and empathy  when the Mayor shared with them that how well the office took  care of their  workers and duly compensated them and the family members in case of any natural or on- job death or accident . It was shared that compensation as high as 12,00,000 to each girl child and 6,00,000 to boy child was given to help complete their education in case of on- job death of an  employee.

The students extended their vote of thanks to the Mayor and the Commissioner by presenting to them momentos and pink dupattas. The children came back to school filled with knowledge and pride to be a part of the city beautiful which was being so well managed by the Municipal Corporation.