1. It is indeed a proud moment for me to be in your midst today- on the joyous occasion of the golden jubilee celebrations of one of the unique educational institutions in the post independent India : The Central Tibetan Schools Administration, CTSA for short. 2. The CTSA is an institution born out the vision of the two great visionaries of all times, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. CTSA is a unique institution in the sense that it not only has a transnational character but an institution that is engaged in the preservation and development of Tibetan history and culture. Your Holiness, your presence here today gives us inspiration and hope for future, a future filled with peace and compassion. 3. The success story of the Central Schools for Tibetans is also the success story of our educational policy planning and its implementation. The Central Schools for Tibetan (CTS) have made a visible impact in every sense of the word. One recalls nostalgically when the CTSA was launched, fifty years ago; it had strength of only 50 students. Today, as the CTSA officials inform me, the strength is around nine thousand student enrolled in 9 Senior Secondary schools, 5 Secondary schools and 7 each of middle primary Schools .The academic performance is revealing, with near 100 percent success in class X and near 90% pass in Class XII .This academic success also reflects the advancement of young Tibetans who have taken to formal education with zeal. And the alumni of CTSA have created a niche for themselves in all spheres of life.

speech made by Shri Kapil Sibal in Lok Sabha on 27th December 2011 during the debate on the Lokpal & Lokayukta Bill, 2011.