CM thinks ahead in education sector too

By Muslim Saleem

Bhopal, June 7, 2012

The letters written by State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to all people’s representatives urging them to make School Chalen Ham Abhiyan successful through active participation have been positively responded. Not only the people’s representatives, but also parents, teachers as well as administrative officers are all praise fro Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over his zeal to widen the net of primary and secondary education in the state, reports SMS New & Features.

It may be mentioned that in the letter, Chouhan has informed that the ambit of School Chalen Ham Abhiyan is being widened in the State this year. This time, it will not remain confined only to getting children not going to school admitted. Under it, school students will be motivated to complete education at least till the secondary level.

Chouhan said the Abhiyan is being implemented for years so that awareness in society on the importance of education is increased and all children from six to 14 years of age get admission in schools. As a result of the State Government’s sustained efforts, the number of school dropouts has come down considerably. Despite this, there are still several children with special necessities, orphans and destitute children, extremely poor children, child labourers and children of tribals living in slums, who are out of schools due to their specific difficulties. Special and dedicated efforts are required for regularising such students in schools for which it is vital that people’s representatives and voluntary organisations are also linked with the campaign besides Government staff.

Chouhan said in the letter that now the shape of the campaign will be “School Chalen Ham, School Mein Rahen Ham and Kam Se Kam Madhyamik Shiksha Poorn Karen Ham.” In this wary, from the campaign to be launched from the new academic session will not remain confined to only ensuring children’s admission to schools. But it will continue throughout the year to ensure students’ regular attendance in schools and constant improvement in their educational abilities. Chouhan said that a list of students worthy of admissions to classes I, VI and IX should be chalked out, according to which their admission in schools should be ensured. All the children in classes I to IV and classes V to VII from the academic session 2011-12 should be registered in classes II through V and Class VII to Class VIII this year.

Responsibility has been entrusted to in-charges to identify out of school children and contact parents to get them admitted.

A list of children admissible to classes I, VI and IX is being prepared and posted on the education portal this year. For the first time this year, child tracking action is being taken through posting of lists of children admissible to Ist, VIth and IXth standards and those out of school on the online education portal.

Special training centres and residential hostels should be run with the assistance of voluntary organisations for out-of-school, orphanned and destitute children, the CM said. He urged the people’s representatives to give their leadership in widening the ambit of this campaign in respective districts, chalk out a proper action plan and implement it in a systematic way so that children attend schools regularly and complete education at least up to the secondary level.