FROM YOGA TO PEER PRESSURE, STUDENTS ASK PM QUESTIONS

Minister Narendra Modi has received thousands of questions from students across the country from how to use yoga to beat stress to tips to deal with parents’ expectations on the Centre’s interactive platform.

They also want to know how to deal with stress after being forced to choose subjects they are not interested in, peer pressure, competition and the irrelevance of the examination system.

Modi will address them on February 16 from Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium and answer some of these questions ahead of Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations.

“As a prelude to the PM’s interaction with about 10 crore students pertaining to managing the academic and examination stress has got an enthusiastic response from the students,” said a senior human resource development (HRD) ministry official. “The questions were sought on the Mygov platform and within four days more than 20,000 questions have been received from across the country.”

The official said students from states such as Andaman and Nicobar, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Goa and the northeast have sent their questions.

The interactive event Pariksha Pe Charcha will be held from 10.30am to 12pm and according to the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) circular, students from Class 9 to Class 12 will be able to ask questions.

The board has issued the circular to all affiliated schools and directed them to ensure maximum reach. They have also been asked to click pictures and record two-minute video clips of students attending and submit them to the board by February 17.

Schools have also been asked to arrange television sets, internet and radio sets for a smooth transmission and broadcast.

Modi has addressed the issue of stress during exams in the past too. He has written a book Exam Warriors where he dwelt on exam-related stress forcing students to commit suicide.

NEWDELHI:Prime