Manipur education minister M Okendra Singh has announced monetary assistance of Rs 5 lakh to CBSE Class XII topper Mohammad Ismat and Rs 10 lakh to the management of his school – Zenith Academy, Imphal – in recognition of his extraordinary feat and the school’s sincere efforts to mould the boy to stand top among equals in the whole nation.
While announcing the monetary incentives for both Ismat and the school management, the education minister appealed to parents and authorities of other schools to emulate the success mantra of the boy and his school teachers and management. The minister also assured to help in all ways to back Ismat’s further studies till he joins his choicest profession.