The inauguration ceremony of Model Adult Education Centre (MAEC) of Gram Panchayet Banjaridand, block Khadgawana under Korea district was organised by Zila lok Shikshan Samiti, Koriya on Tuesday.
The ceremony was conducted in joint coordination with State Resource Centre, Raipur (SRC) and under the supervision of State literacy Mission Authority (SlMA).
Notably, consequent to an MoU signed between National literacy Mission (NlMA) and Rural Electrification Corporation limited (RECl), State Resource Centre, Raipur (SRC) was assigned to establish 10 Model Adult Education Centers (MAECs) under the guidance of (NlMA) and with the financial aid of RECl.
The MAECs are to function as single–window information and multi-activity centers in the rural area enabling Saakshar Bharat project to carry out its mission of changing India from a ‘learning Society’ to the ‘learned Society’.
The president of zila panchayet, Pushpa Singh was chief guest and the function was chaired the president of Janpad Panchayet by Kanyakumari Nedi. On the occasion, the Director of SRC, Tuhin Deb, the former MlA from Khadgawana, Gulab Singh, the chairman of Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), Rajeev Pathak and the director of JSS, Vijay Upadhyay were among the special guests of honour.
In her speech, the chief guest said “It is education that makes a healthy body an abode of healthy mind”. Singh elaborated on the relation between cleanliness, health and education. According to her, education enables a person to look at all the features of life with deeper understanding.
During her presidential address, Kanyakmari Nedi welcomed the audience that had come from various parts of the State. She appealed to the women to utilise this MAEC as much as possible and move towards empowerment through lifelong learning.
In his address as the special guest of the occasion, Deb informed the audience that MAEC was meant to be a source of continuing education and training for income generating vocations. He discussed on subjects like gender-equality, women’s empowerment, movements against alcoholism and gambling, marrying at a mature age etc. Deb elaborated on the campaign unleashed by SRC against witch-hunting, superstition, girls’ trafficking, sexual exploitation, abortion of girl embryo. He also explained what human value index was.
On the occasion, other dignitaries also addressed the gathering. The function witnessed large gatherings of teachers, students, neo-literates and also large number of local villagers.