With a view to generating awareness towards education, the Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism and Mass Communication (KTUJM) Raipur along with Rotary Club of Raipur organised an education awareness camp at Khudmuda village on Monday.
Notably, the journalism varsity has adopted Khudmuda village as part of its social responsibility initiative and students of Electronic Media Department are working to improve Human Development Index in the village. On the occasion, the Rotary Club distributed educational material and story books among children in village.
Addressing students of village, senior journalist Govidlal Vora said without education life is pointless. For living a good life, ideal and higher education are necessary in life. He called upon children to focus on studies and assured that in coming days the Rotary Club would organise similar kind of programmes.
Vice Chancellor of the University Dr Sachchidanand Joshi who was also present on the occasion said that development of rural India is the real development of the country. He wished that children of the school would bring pride to Khudmuda village after getting higher education.
The Vice Chancellor called upon the villagers to get associated with University and asked school students to help in keeping village clean. Headmistress of Govt School Khudmuda, Manorama Thakur presented a song with a message for cleanliness.
Head of the Department of Electronic Media Dr Narendra Tripathi informed that for the past two years, students of the University are working in the village for carrying out various kinds of developmental works.