Finance
By: Shree1news, 29 OCT 2021
The Odisha government has launched School Sanjog Programme, an initiative of mobile schools in van for class I-V students from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) communities.
The pandemic induced compulsion of classroom studying being shifted to online studying, has denied education to many kids in PVTG areas, because of lack of access to smart phones or web connection, mentioned an official here on Thursday.
Via this mobile school in van initiative, which is aimed toward reaching out to children in PVTG communities, wouldn’t only help maintain continuity in studying but additionally can tackle prevention of school dropout, the official mentioned.
ST and SC development minister Jagannath Saraka mentioned proper education has always been a problem for children in PVTG communities and the situation has worsened because of closure of schools on account of the pandemic.
Thus, the School Sanjog Programme will make a significant move towards reaching out to the children in PVTG areas, who’re lacking out on studying, he mentioned.
ST & SC development department, Principal secretary Ranjana Chopra mentioned, “This is an attempt to ensure continued learning will be a significant move in helping children return to schools after they reopen. This innovative approach is timely and much needed in this hour of education emergency.”
The mobile school in a van is designed to be visually appealing and is provided with child friendly studying materials equivalent to audio-visual equipments, books for class I-V students, science kits, sports activities kits, and hygiene training kits to make sure kids engage in joyful and memorable studying actions, run within the presence of trained volunteers in an open space. Every session will last for 2 hours.
The government is targeted to reach out to about 40,000 children in 1,000 villages of PVTG communities in ten districts of Odisha (Keonjhar, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Gajapati, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, Kandhamal and Ganjam).
