7455 enrollments in 114 Adult Education Centres in Ramban

DDC asks for starting door to door awareness campaign under SBM

5 Dariya News

Ramban 24-Aug-2016

District Development Commissioner Ramban, Modammad Aijaz  convened a meeting of officers to review the performances under Saakshar Bharat Mission (SBM), a centrally sponsored scheme started by Government of India for educating illiterate adults in  the age group 15-35 years.The DDC was apprised about the  achievements registered  by the department in implementation of the  scheme. It was informed that 171 Preraks are working in 114 functional adult centres in the entire district with the enrolled strength of 7455  adults.Speaking on the occasion the  DDC said that  literacy under this mission means not only learning how to read, write and count but also helping people understand why they are deprived and helping them move towards change.

He stressed on mass level awareness camps, community mobilisation programmes, public interaction meets and campaigns by the school level, Zone level and district level education officer  in order to enhance enrolment in this programme . DDC asked the CEO and ZEOs to involve and motivate the volunteer students of secondary and higher secondary classes to educate the illiterates of their locality.  He also directed  the  ZEOs to monitor the working of adult education centres besides  conducting regular meetings with  Preraks and  volunteer teachers.CPO, Parshotam Kumar, CEO, Mohammad Sharif, Principal DIET, Banihal, Sham Lal, ZEOs and other officers attended the meeting.