Presentations were given at a two-day national workshop on rural development regarding Gram Panchayats in the country, which have witnessed change following implementation of innovations.
Gyanarjan Project has been implemented in Mandla district for improvement in education standard of Government schools. Through the project, results of class X and XII have improved. Presentation of the project was given by Mandla Collector lokesh Jatav. He informed that uniform time-table will be introduced in all high and higher secondary schools in the district to ensure punctuality and attendance of principals and teachers. Extra time was given to tribals students of science and maths.
A portal has also been developed to ensure regular monitoring and review of educational activities of every school. Special attention has been paid to the schools where children are weak in studies. Programme of training to teachers has been implemented in the district. Teachers Clubs have been constituted. Materials for science labs have been given to schools as per their requirements.
Following implementation of Gyanarjan Project in the district, results of class X have improved. It has improved by 5 per cent to 66.67 per cent. Results of class XII were 93.52 in year 2014-15. As many as 138 students passed class XII Board Exam with over 85 per cent marks and 17 of them achieved success in NIT and IIT entrance test.
Presentation of women’s monitoring team of Jhabua district was also made at the workshop. It was informed that women’s monitoring teams have been formed in 50 villages of Jhabua and Meghnagar.