Investors met Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday. lauding the investment-friendly atmosphere created by the State Government, investors expressed gratitude towards Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister said that science education of children needs to be universalised. Government will extend full cooperation to effective and positive efforts in this direction. He directed to assess impact of a pilot project to be started by Agastya International Foundation and consider and act on its expansion throughout the State.
Chairman of Agastya International Foundation, Bengaluru Ramji Raghavan informed the Chief Minister about the project aiming at inculcating scientific mindset and inquisitive intellect among children of the State through scientific methods of teaching and training. He proposed for establishment of one science centre and two mobile vans in every district. He informed that his organisation is disseminating knowledge of science through 125 mobile vans and 50 science centres in the country. In every mobile van, demonstrations of 150 experiments are made to spur children’s inquisitiveness and enhance creativity for inventions.
Instructors accompany vans, who impart science teaching to children as well as raise young teachers. The institution is operating throughout the country with 10,000 such teachers and 60 lakh children. He informed that the institution is operating one science centre and 3 mobile vans each in Gwalior and Bhopal. About proposed project in the State, he informed that capital expenditure for it will come through corporate social responsibility. State government’s assistance will be needed in running the project.
Messers Snow leopard Adventure Private limited’s MD Ajit Bajaja held discussions on possibilities and conduct of adventure tourism in the State. ACS School Education SR Mohanthy, Principal Secretary Industries Mohammad Suleman, Principal Secretary Revenue Arun Tiwari, Principal Secretary to CM SK Mishra and Secretary Tourism Hari Ranjan Rao were also present on the occasion.