School Chalen Ham Abhiyan for sending children to schools
Bhopal: School Chalen Ham Abhiyan is being run on large scale for sending children to schools in Madhya Pradesh. A number of activities are being conducted under the first phase of the campaign. The state government has made large-scale preparations to make the campaign successful. In a letter to all district collectors, the state government has informed that it has decided that School Chalen Ham Abhiyan for enrolment of all children between 6 and 14 years of age in schools will be run in 4 phases under the provisions of Children’s Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act. This information was given at meeting held in the presence of Additional Chief Secretary School Education Shri S.R. Mohanty at Mantralaya here today.
Shri Mohanty informed that various activities will be conducted to popularise the campaign among people. It will be given the shape of a social movement. Participation of people, public representatives and society will be ensured in it. Stress will laid on wide publicity to popularise the campaign. Campaign’s first phase has started from April 30 under which village education registers are being updated. Second phase will be from June 2014 under which nomination activities will be held. The third phase will be before first phase of Pratibha Parv and fourth phase before second phase of Pratibha Parv.
The meeting was informed that in this phase, lists of children admissible in class I will be handed over to Jan-Shikshaks by village/ward in-charge before May 9. The Jan-Shikshaks will hand over these lists to Development Block Source Coordinators by May 16. During activities being conducted since April 30, parents of pass outs of class V are being motivated to admit their wards in class VI by school in-charge. Lists of children for admission in class VI will be provided by middle school head masters to Jan-Shikshaks by May 9, by which date lists of admissible children will also be completed. During last many days, school in-charges contacted parents of the children who have passed class VIII. Principals of high/higher secondary schools will hand over list of children taking admission in class IX to District Academic Coordinator by May 10. Similarly, lists of children admissible in class I to VI and IX will be posted on the portal on June 1.
