Hyderabad, TELANGANA :

Nampally:

The first woman Muslim candidate in the State of Telangana, Jameel Fatima Zeba who made it to the Civil Services (IAS selectee) was felicitated by Madina Education and Welfare Society on Tuesday.

Mohammed Ali Shabbir, the leader of opposition in the Legislative Council was the chief guest on the occasion.

While congratulating her, Shabbir said that Zeba should be a role model for all Telangana girls to excel in studies, competitive exams and bag prestigious positions in bureaucracy.

“Every student should set a target and have a vision and commitment to achieve it,” he said.

Emphasising on the efforts made by his party with regard to education and employment, he recalled that the then Congress government had successfully implemented the 4% reservation for the Muslim Minorities under BC-E category.

“Till date about 30 lakh youth from the community had derived benefits in education and employment in both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.  They included doctors, engineers and other professionals,” he added.

Later, the Cong leader presented the cheque of Rs 1 lakh to Zeba, on behalf of Madina Education and Welfare Society, as part of its support programme to candidates who make it the Civil Services by the society each year.

Zeba gave motivational speech to youngsters and shared her experience in achieving her goal, with a clear vision, dedication and hard work.

K M Arifuddin, secretary of the society, Justice Mohammed Ismail, Prof Ahmedullah Khan, Professor of  Law College and Ghulam Yazdani senior advocate also spoke on the occasion.