Seth Jai Parkash Polytechnic has been bestowed with the National Award, “Utkrisht Sansthan Vishwakarma Award” by the Government of India for its contribution to the society during the lockdown period announced across India in wake of COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2020. The award has been given under the theme – “India Fights Corona”.
How it started?
Madan Raajgarhia, the son-in-law of Ashok Kumar who was running the Vinod Paper Mills at Malerkotla (Punjab) those days, suggested to start a diploma course in Paper and Pulp Technology. It became the basis of the establishment of Jai Parkash Polytechnic, Damla.
Interestingly, Choudhary Devi Lal, Chief Minister of Haryana, announced a grant of Rs 5-lakh for this institution. This, he fulfilled, after regaining the same position and paid it with interest from the date of first announcement. What decisions, Choudary! Hence an amount of Rs. 17.50 lakh was received for the construction of Seth Jai Parkash Polytechnic, Damla from Government of Haryana.
The Polytechnic was shifted at Damla in 1989 to offer three diploma courses: Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and Electronics and Communication Engineering.
Why the institute was adjudged as the best polytechnic in the Northern India
Under the able leadership of Anil Budhiraja, Principal, the institute now stands as a pioneer institution in technical education with six streams and around 1700 students on rolls. The institute has been declared as the best polytechnic in the Northern India thrice by NITTTR, Chandigarh. Jai Parkash Polytechnic Damla has the credit of having the best of the Board results and the placements in the top most companies in the corporate sector.
Know more about the chairman of the institute
Seth Ashok Kumar, Chairman of this group of educational institutions is based in Ghaziabad. He is among the best planners and executioners of business-industry in India and owns the Mansingh Group of hotels at Agra, Jaipur and Ajmer etc. He initiated Blood Donation Melas at all properties as social cause and is an immense disciple of Ramcharit Manas.