UP govt to officials: Adopt government schools under School Chalo Abhiyan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated an IIM Shillong satellite centre in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, on Monday.

According to an official release, the initiative will help build the capacity of state administrative officers, particularly in management skills and necessary policy interventions. The event was attended by Chief Minister Pema Khandu.

The satellite centre is a result of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the Arunachal Pradesh government and the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Policy Research & Analysis, IIM Shillong.

Speaking from New Delhi, Pradhan congratulated IIM Shillong and the Arunachal Pradesh government and termed the occasion 'historic'.

It is not a simple inaugural ceremony but a big step towards professionalism in governance and public delivery, the statement said.

"With the expertise of a reputed institution like IIM Shillong, capacity building of administrative

The Yogi Adityanath government has now made it mandatory for all commissioners, district magistrates, and other senior officers in Uttar Pradesh to adopt state government schools to ensure their facelift.

Following Yogi's appeal to MPs, MLAs, government and public representatives to adopt government schools to improve their infrastructure during the launch of 'School Chalo Abhiyan' on April 4, Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra issued a directive in this regard. officers will pave the way in successful governance, which is the objective of the government," he said.

Pradhan stated that the centre, in the long run, will become a hub of learning and gaining skills that will eventually learning from the good work done by others.

“It will be wrong to say that only we have done good work. There were several

Mishra stated that divisional commissioners and district magistrates are expected to participate in the 'Operation Kayakalp' project, which aims to transform government schools by adopting them.

"You should also encourage gazetted officers working with you to adopt government schools," he added.

A copy of the letter has been sent to all additional chief secretaries/principal secretaries asking them to adopt a school for giving children a clean atmosphere.

The Chief Secretary has also asked additional chief secretaries to motivate their staff working in the secretariat and directorates to turn job seekers into job givers.

He assured officials of visiting Arunachal Pradesh soon so that he can sit with Khandu and chalk out a definite roadmap for an 'Arunachal Pradesh of the 21st century'.

Khandu, in his address, expressed optimism that IIM Shillong will provide critical managerial interventions to help the state government in implementing its flagship projects as policymakers and administrators will be trained to improve efficiency and leadership skills.

Through this collaboration, islands of excellence across the country but there were divisions of parties and states, and nothing was learnt from that,” Kejriwal said in a press conference, which he held with Mann. The Punjab

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Minister said that contribute to 'Operation Kayakalp' by ensuring basic facilities in adopted schools.

They have been directed to enhance the quality of education by establishing direct contact with the school administration.

Besides, district magistrates have also been asked to provide the list of schools adopted by officers at block level to the government through the basic education officers (BSAs) in the next 15 days.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Chiranjeev Nath Singh was among the first officers to adopt a school in Lucknow earlier this month.

– IANS we also expect training and entrepreneurship development programmes to promote the startup ecosystem in the state. As a think tank to the government of Arunachal Pradesh, I am sure that IIM Shillong will provide quality inputs for a more inclusive sustainable development in the state," he said. Khandu said the centre will now function from a temporary set-up in Tawang but a permanent campus and building will come up soon.

This is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between IIM Shillong and any state government in the northeast. – PTI

Ahe visited the schools, hospitals and Mohalla Clinic of Delhi and his government will take these facilities to the next level in Punjab.

– PTI fghanistan's former President Hamid Karzai has made his concerns public over the closure of schools for girls, above grade 6, by the Taliban regime, stating that the people of Afghanistan want to send their daughters to school.

"There is no way... that the country can live without our girls going to school. It can't be. The Afghan people will not allow that and I am sure the schools for girls will reopen because that is what the Afghan people want and want clearly," Karzai said as reported by Tolo News. The Taliban has received flak from other countries as well owing to its decision to shut schools for girls from grades 7 to 12 and it has been about 120 days since Afghan girls have been barred from going to school.

Several Afghan clerics, notable politicians and members of the civil society have urged the Taliban to consider the reopening of schools for the female students and grant them access to education, reported Tolo News.

Further, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concerns that banning girls from going to school will lead to a rise in early marriages for them.

Associate Director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, Heather Barr said that thousands of Afghan girls have been denied education for almost a year, emphasizing that blocking them from receiving education will become the cause of child marriage and forced marriage.

"They are imposing a new law with each passing day, but there is a serious will to reopen the schools," said Naveeda Khurasani, a women's rights activist as reported by Tolo News.

Earlier, the United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said that the closing of secondary and high schools for girl students is a serious issue. – ANI

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