1.5 lakh Punjab students send coronavirus videos to govt, break world record

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, May 7

The competition ‘Ambassadors of Hope’ which is organised by the Punjab Government has broken the world record for the maximum number of entries received as 1,05,898 students sent in their names within the first week.

In a bid to encourage students, the Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla launched this campaign on April 29. He encouraged students to come up with positive ideas to overcome the negativity of lockdown. 

“Punjab Education Minister @VijayIndrSingla’s #AmbassadorsOfHope, an online video competition campaign receives 1.05 Lakh entries. Creates #WorldRecord, earlier Phillipines held record of highest participation as they had got 43,157 participants in 8 day long online competition,” his tweet read. 

Earlier, Singla had said three winners will be selected from each district of the state. Attractive prizes like Apple iPads, laptops and Android tablets will be given to them, he said. 

The minister said that the primary objective of the campaign was to engage students in a constructive activity. He claimed that the competition has impressed the Union government, which has appreciated it.

“It is heartening to see the response we have got from the children. For me every child is a winner. Most of the entries are deep rooted in Punjabi ethos and culture. I am grateful to all students who shared innovative ideas through videos on just one call,” Singla said. — With PTI