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HRD Minister launches school volunteer programme – Vidyanjali
The HRD Minister launches the school volunteer programme – VIDYANJALI in its pilot phase, involving community participation towards quality education.
June 16, 2016 brought a wave of hope and happiness for children; leading towards a better country, an educated country. This wave came in the form of an initiative by the HRD Ministry called 'VIDYANJALI', which is a school volunteer programme involving retired defence personnel, people from Indian diaspora and women home-makers to contribute and volunteer for co-scholastic activites in schools.
There are many eminent personalities, who've already volunteered for the programme and taken classes in schools, including Vasundhara Raje, Anil Kumble, Twinkle Khanna, Kiren Rijiju, N Chandrababau Naidu, Shivraj Chouhan, Rajesh Sahai, Babul Supriyo, Baichung Bhutia, Ruskin Bond, Devendra Fadnavis, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore; the HRD Minister has shown gratitude to them through twitter.
The initiative came into being when in a meeting of state education ministers held on February 8, 2016, 19 states and Union territories expressed their willingness to participate in the programme. She added further "Vidyanjali is a constructive effort to engage participatory citizenry"
Vidyanjali is a step taken towards quality education, enriching every child's future through citizens' contribution of service. It is a flexible programme, thus, volunteers can design their activities in consultation with the school.
Wish to apply, but don't know how?
Follow these steps:-
Step 1: Visit/Register on MyGov.in or the My Gov App.
Step 2: Fill the form, select the school & enter speciality/ skill set.
Step 3: The school head will go through all the applications & shortlist eligible candidates.
Step 4: Shortlisted candidates will be called in for a personal interview and appointment will be made accordingly.
Step 5: Post workshop/class, school incharge and volunteer will upload a detailed report on the MyGov portal.
Vidyanjali initiative is in line with the HRD Ministry's ongoing efforts under Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat, and is another milestone towards achieving a better and educated nation.
The whole team of ScooNews appreciates the tremendous efforts taken by the HRD Minister Smriti Irani in launching VIDYANJALI.
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