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Walls of schools, colleges in UP to tell tales of women empowerment

PNS

The walls of schools and colleges across Uttar Pradesh will be painted with slogans and paintings displaying stories of women empowerment.

In the third phase of Mission Shakti, the state government has issued instructions to convey messages related to the scheme on the walls of degree, intermediate and primary schools across the state through paintings. On the walls of the intermediate colleges, all the numbers of the women's helpdesk will be printed, according to the directions given by the government.

Now in the schools, the teachers will narrate stories related to women's empowerment and self-reliance to the students, while on the other side the walls of the school will become the hallmark of women's self-reliance under the Mission Shakti Abhiyan.

The state government has given instructions to the Higher Education department to organise women awareness programmes in universities and degree colleges. In order to increase the enthusiasm among girls, instructions have been given to invite women police officers in programmes and awareness programmes related to NCC.

The state government has directed the officers of the Higher and Secondary Education departments to get the helpline numbers of the government printed on the walls. Also, it should be widely publicised among the students. Wall painting should be done on the walls by the students in the schools.