Mysuru, October 6, 2021: Sri Somanath Rao, Senior Divisional Manager at the New India Assurance Company Limited, Divisional Office – 2, Mysuru, emphasized the importance of youth taking the lead in reducing corruption within society. He shared his views during the Vigilance Awareness Week – 2021 event, themed “Independent India @75: Self Reliance with Integrity,” organized by JSS College of Arts, Commerce & Science in association with The New India Assurance Company Limited on November 11, 2021.
In his address as the chief guest, Sri Somanath Rao highlighted the need to eradicate corruption and emphasized the role of students in understanding social responsibility and combating corruption. He stressed the importance of every citizen being aware of the prevalence of corruption and called for a united effort by the educated individuals to eliminate corruption from society. Sri Somanath Rao encouraged raising voices against corruption and taking a stand against this widespread issue.
Presiding over the event, Prof. B.V. Sambashivaiah, Chief Executive of JSS College, expressed concern about the increasing levels of corruption in various forms within society. He highlighted that corruption manifests itself in various ways, such as injustice, rape, black marketing, bribery, kidnapping for ransom, and cheating cases, and affects people irrespective of their caste, creed, or gender. Prof. Sambashivaiah emphasized the importance of awareness about government agencies working to curb corruption and urged students to strive for a society free from corruption. The Vigilance Awareness Week aimed to create awareness and combat the social evil of corruption.
During the event, students took an oath to fight against corruption. Cash prizes were awarded to the winners of the essay writing competition organized by The New India Assurance Company Limited. Girish Gowda B.R., a second-year B.Sc. student, secured first place, while Pruthvi Y.D., Shivaprasad N.N., and Kavya M.G., second-year M.Sc. students, secured second, third, and fourth places, respectively.
Dr. H.C. Honnappa, the Principal of the college, warmly welcomed the attendees, and Sri Santhosh Kumar, Assistant Professor in the Department of Kannada, delivered the vote of thanks.
The event commenced with an invocation by Ms. M.S. Sushmitha, followed by Dr. C.R. Madhusudan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Kannada, serving as the program anchor.
Earlier, the program commenced with an invocation by Ms. M.S. Sushmitha. Dr. C.R. Madhusudan, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Kannada anchored the program.