Delhi, Jan 25
\nAs part of the 76th Republic Day Celebrations (RDC), Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth gave away prizes to the winners of the National School Band Competition in New Delhi on January 25, 2025. The jury appointed by the Ministry of Defence, which included members from each wing of the Armed Forces, selected the winners upon the culmination of the Grand Finale of the Competition which was held on January 24 & 25, 2025. The winners are:<\/p>\n
Pipe Band Girls:
\n1st Prize – PM Shri Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Patamda, East Singhbum, Jharkhand (Eastern Zone)
\n2nd Prize – Bhonsala Military School Girls, Nasik, Maharashtra (Western Zone)
\n3rd Prize – Shri Thakurdwara Balika Vidyalaya, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh (Northern Zone)
\nConsolation Prize – Monte CBSE School, Kurnool, Pandipadu Village, Kallur Mandal Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh (Southern Zone)
\nPipe Band Boys:
\n1st Prize – City Montessori School, Kanpur Road Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (Northern Zone)
\n2nd Prize – North Sikkim Academy, Nangan, Sikkim (Eastern Zone)
\n3rd Prize – Rajarambapu Patil Military School & Sports Academy Islampur, Sangli, Maharashtra (Western Zone)
\nConsolation Prize – PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2 Belagavi Cantt. Karnataka (Southern Zone)
\nBrass Band Girls:
\n1st Prize – Government Sr. Sec. School West Point, Gangtok, Sikkim (Eastern Zone)
\n2nd Prize – St. Joseph’s Convent Sr. Sec. School, Idgah hills, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (Western Zone)
\n3rd Prize – St Joseph’s Anglo Indian Girl’s Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode, Kerala (Southern Zone)
\nConsolation Prize – Gayatri Vidyapeeth, Shantikunj, Haridwar, Uttrakhand (Northern Zone)
\nBrass Band Boys:
\n1st Prize – Prince Lotus Valley Academy, Sikar, Rajasthan (Western Zone)
\n2nd Prize – St. Xavier\u2019s Higher Secondary School, Pathaliaghat, Sepahijala, Tripura (Eastern Zone)
\n3rd Prize – Pinegrove School, Subathu, District-Solan, Himachal Pradesh (Northern Zone)
\nConsolation Prize – St. Xavier’s English Medium School, Pathalgaon, Chhattisgarh (Southern Zone)
\nThe top three teams in each category were given a cash prize (1st – Rs 21,000\/-, 2nd – Rs 16,000\/- & 3rd – Rs 11,000\/-), a trophy and a certificate. A consolation cash prize of Rs 3,000\/- each was given to the remaining team in each category.<\/p>\n
The winner of Pipe Band Girls – PM Shri Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Patamda, East Singhbum, Jharkhand (Eastern Zone) along with the military band team – will be a star attraction during the RD Parade at Kartavya Path on January 26, 2025 as they will be performing at the rostrum.<\/p>\n
Two other bands – PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2 Belagavi Cantt. Karnataka (Southern Zone) and Government Sr. Sec. School West Point, Gangtok, Sikkim (Eastern Zone) – will perform at Vijay Chowk during the Beating Retreat Ceremony on January 29, 2025.<\/p>\n
In his address, Raksha Rajya Mantri described the winners as well as the participants of the competition as the brand ambassadors of Viksit Bharat, a vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He urged the youth to keep the nation first and strive to make India a developed nation by 2047.<\/p>\n
From RDC 2023 onwards, the National School Band Competition is being jointly conducted by Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Education. A School Band evokes a feeling of oneness, belonging and pride in school children towards their school and country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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