nChief Minister Bhupesh Baghel while unfurling the national flag on the occasion of Republic Day at Lalbagh Parade Ground in Jagdalpur headquarters of Bastar Division on Sunday made three declarations.
The declarations include introducing of regional dialects in primary schools in the state, making reading of salient features of Constitution during morning prayers in schools mandatory and conducting symposiums in schools based on lives of legendary personalities.
While declaring these, Baghel said when the UPA government was in power at the Centre, provision to teach children in their mother-language was included under ‘Right to Education Act 2009’. “Ironically, no proper initiative was taken in the Chhattisgarh state in this direction”, he said.
“From the upcoming academic session, proper arrangements will be made to teach children of primary schools in their local dialects-languages such as Chhattisgarhi, Gondi, Halbi, Bhatri, Sargujiya, Korva, Pando, Kudukh, Kamari and others”, he announced.
To make children aware of the provisions of the Constitution of India, preamble of the Indian Constitution will be recited during morning prayers at the schools, he declared. Similarly, he further announced discussions will be organised in schools about the related topics.
In the third declaration, he announced of conducting programmes such as symposiums on lives of great personalities of Chhattisgarh.