On the auspicious occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the Department of Sports and Youth Services of the State would launch an innovative programme ‘Active Citizenship’ on the KIIT University campus here in Thursday.
Official sources said Odisha is among the first States in the country to have undertaken such an appealing programme for the youth. The programme developed in an audio-visual format aims at inculcating civic sense, respect to women, empathy for the differently-abled, abhorrence to substance abuse and patriotism among youth.
“It is intended to cover all the educational institutes (1,449 Plus II colleges, 705 Plus III colleges and 226 technical colleges) of the State and will reach out to more than 4.5 lakh students,” said a release issued by the department to the Press. The release said the State Government with the support of the United Nations Population Fund has designed the ambitious programme with the aim to instil active citizenship values who would play a vital role in the making a modern and developed India.