Private Schools and Children Welfare Association (PASWA) has decided, on Monday, to educate 50 lakhs youths of Jharkhand under the National Literacy Mission. Through the programme PASWA will educate 5 crore youths of the Country under the aegis Rotary India Literacy Mission.
To ensure the success of the literacy programme a workshop will be held on September, 24 and 25 at Radisson Blu Hotel in Kolkata.
Addressing a press meet the State PASWA Chief, Alok Kumar Dubey said that the scheme for educating illiterate adults across the Country will be led by PASWA National Chief, Syed Shamail Ahmed and President of Rotary World, Shekhar Mehta in which students from class VI to above studying in private schools affiliated to more than five lakh associations across the Country. “Within 3 months, the girl students will work to teach their families and uneducated adults around them. Certificates will also be given by PASWA to teach those students which will be useful in their future and those who will take adult education, they will also be educated,” he added.
Dubey said that he will also participate in this Literacy Mission launch program and workshop and will deliver his lectures on the plan to educate more than 5 crore illiterate adults. “After the launch of the program at the State PASWA will discuss the plan to educate about 50 lakh illiterate adults of the State in the first week of October, he added.
“The State PASWA will organize a teacher's honor ceremony in Ranchi on October 16 and will honor more than one thousand teachers who are dedicated to the duty of the State” said Dubey.
“For the first time in the history of Ranchi University, NSS Volunteer and PASWA's hardworking colleague Falak Fatima has been congratulated for being selected with the President's Award. After being honored by the President on September 24, a grand ceremony will be organized to felicitate Fatima, the pride of Jharkhand and Ranchi University, so that other children can also follow and move forward after being impressed by their works,” said Dubey.
The State President said that within a week, Paswa would launch its membership and would work to connect private schools with the association and would appoint district presidents within 15 days.