1 lakh ‘ambassadors of hope’ join online campaign in Punjab
CHANDIGARH : The online video campaign ‘Ambassadors of Hope’ to engage students during the lockdown saw participation of 1.06 lakh schoolchildren from across Punjab over eight days, state education minister Vijay Inder Singla said on Wednesday.
Claiming that never before an online competition saw such a huge participation — wherein children made and shared videos of various activities — he said the government is in touch with the Guinness World Records for official recognition, he said.
Maximum entries were received from Ludhiana district (16,084), followed by Amritsar (13,862), Sangrur (10,741), Patiala (10,614) and Gurdaspur (7,030), the minister said while talking to media in Chandigarh.
Apart from these entries, the campaign also engaged around 2.5 crore people on social media platforms in eight days.
“It is heartening to see the response we have got from the children. Most of the entries are deep rooted in Punjabi ethos and culture,” said Singla. “While we will select few winners on merit in next 20 days, for me everyone is a winner.” HTC