Lectures on economic disparity and human rights in govt colleges in honour of Mahatma

SEVERAL DEBATE AND ESSAY COMPETITIONS WILL ALSO BE HELD IN THE COLLEGES FOR ONE YEAR, AN OFFICIAL SAID

JAIPUR: Starting October, lectures on economic disparity will be held in all government colleges of the state every Friday for a year. The initiative has been taken up to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, as per a recent order by the state government.

Special lectures on economic disparity among tribals, labourers and farmers will be taught to the students of government colleges every Friday along with special lectures on human rights.

As per another order, a morning procession or “Prabhat Pheri” will be organized from September 24 to October 10, which will include National Service Scheme volunteers, a student community service body, from government colleges singing hymns on Mahatma Gandhi as they take rounds of the respective cities which have government colleges with NSS courses.

Pradeep Kumar Borad, commissioner, college education department said that the steps have been taken in order to spread the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi among students.

“Mahatma Gandhi had the idea of trusteeship, which means that the money any wealthy man has should be contributed for the benefit of the society. Now, students in government colleges often do not have in-depth knowledge of economic disparity surrounding them. Therefore we have decided to carry out lectures every Friday for a year. Only then will students understand the requirement of Gandhian ideology in their lives,” said Borad.

In addition to this, special workshops on small and cottage industries will be organised in collaboration with Khadi Gramudhyog board under the Khadi and village industries commission of the Union ministry of micro small and medium enterprises for the students said the order.

Several debate and essay competitions will also be organised in the colleges from time to time and Martyrs’ day will be observed on January 30, 2020. All initiatives will take place for one year, Borad said.