Constitutional bindings like Right to Education (RTE) Act only cannot bring visible changes in the present scenario of education in the country. It needs to be supplemented with an attitudinal change in the mindset of the pupils, parents, people’s representatives, officials and the public as a whole,” said District Education Officer Premananda Rout while attending as chief speaker at a workshop jointly organized by Muniguda Press Union and Odisha Union of Working Journalists(OUWJ), Rayagada.
Inaugurating the workshop, Additional District Magistrate, Rayagada laxmikanta Behera described about the achievements of the Odisha Government in the context of education.
OUWJ vice president and Ziilla Sambadika Sangha, Rayagada president Badal Kumar Tah shared some of his experiences on present status of pre-primary and primary education in tribal Rayagada district.
Rayagada Press Union secretary Maheswar Brahmachari, who moderated the whole event, emphasized on quality pre-primary education for tribal children.
Journalists namely Gouranga Mohapatra, Sri Rao, many meritorious students, best ASHA, best Anganwadi Worker, best Sikhya Sahayak of the block, the ADM, the DEO were felicitated.
The workshop was presided over by OUWJ district president Jogeswar Das. Among others Tehsildar Tapan Kumar Satpathy, SDPO Ananta Charan Mallick, Manoranjan Dalai and Deepak Prusty were present. Umakanta Nemalpuri of Muniguda Press Union gave vote of thanks.