Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma on Sunday said that 200 elearning Centres and 100 ‘Happy Schools’ would be established in the State with the assistance of Rotary Foundation under its ‘Rotary India literacy Mission’.
The Minister was speaking at the ‘Ujala Intercity Showcasing literacy and WinS Projects’ programme organised by Rotary Club Mohali.
Sharma said that as the Rotary Foundation was collaborating with the Governments of Gujarat and Maharashtra in the field of education, similarly, the concept of elearning and Happy Schools would also be introduced in Government schools in Haryana.
He also lauded the work being carried out by the Rotary India literacy Mission in this field.
The Minister said that two women had brought laurels to the country by winning Silver and Bronze medals at the Rio Olympics-2016, and their achievements would serve as a source of motivation for other sportspersons, especially women.
District Governor, Rotary, Raman Aneja informed said that 75 Rotary Clubs in Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand were engaged in the literacy mission.
He said that training would be provided to 1,000 teachers, at least 15,000 adults would be imparted basic literacy, and in association with Aasha Kiran, nearly 5,000 dropouts would be brought back to schools by June, 2017. Apart from this, 500 elearning Centres and 100 Happy Schools would also be established, he added.