The children who have been enrolled in Government schools for the new academic session will be served special sweets alongwith the Mid-day meal on the first day on June 17, an official statement said here on Sunday.
The special sweets would be prepared by the local people in the respective villages. On the same day schools would have the local public representative of the concerned region as the chief guest.
A number of sports activities and cultural programme would be held on the first day to remove fear from the mind of children regarding attending school.
Earliar, Chief Minister Raman Singh had also appealed to all the public representatives to offer their active participation in the ‘School Opening Festival’ in the new academic session in Chhattisgarh.
In a letter to all the MPs, MlAs , mayors, chiefs of District and Janpad panchayats, Singh stated that this year’s ‘School Opening Festival’ would be held from June 17 to July 15.
The school opening with the slogan ‘School Aa Pade Bar-Jinagi la Gade Bar’ is a drive to get children admitted in schools for their bright future, he said.The Chief Minister stated that during the past years, about 99 per cent of the children were admitted to schools through such a campaign.
‘Despite all this the mission can not get over unless all children get education,’ Singh said.He said that under Right to Education Ordinance 2009, children aged 6 to 14 years have the right to free and compulsory education.
The State government has made all arrangements for facilitating proper education of children alongwith the necessary conveyance to reach the schools, Singh said. Under the arrangements made by the Government, primary schools had been opened within one kilometre and three kilometres, the Chief Minister said.
This apart, an arrangement of mid day meals, free text book distribution, distribution of uniforms had been made as per the eligibility of children to motivate children towards studies and help their needy parents, he said.
Singh said that arrangement for provision of education to 30,000 children in the Naxal affected areas had been made with POTA cabin and residential schools opened in a total of 60 locations having rehabilitation camps.All children must get an equal opportunity to pursue their education, the Chief Minister added.