Specially abled children need enhanced opportunities not sympathy: Singla
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Secretary, School Education Department (SED), Piyush Singla, on Tuesday conducted whirlwind tour of various innovation Laboratories in Jammu city besides chairing the concluding session of workshop organised for the Chief Education Officers of J&K for their orientation regarding ‘Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society (ULLAS).
Secretary was accompanied by Project Director Samagra Shiksha, Deep Raj, Director School Education Jammu, Ashok Sharma besides other senior officers.
During the workshop, Project Director Samagra Shiksha, Deep Raj gave a brief presentation regarding implementation of ULLAS scheme and informed that 8 lakh people have been mapped, so far, against the given target of 3 lakh, under Nav Bharat Saksharta Mission.
He added that, the persons who shall take keen interest in the said programme shall be felicitated at district and UT level. Secretary also took round of Astro Physics Lab established under Samagra Shiksha in GHS Gandhinagar, Jammu and was informed by the Project Director the Astro Physics labs, aimed at nurturing students’ interest in space-related subjects, are part of an ambitious initiative spanning 188 educational zones in the Union Territory. Besides, 376 labs across the UT have been established and made functional. During his visit, Singla interacted with the students and teachers of the school and visited the Atal Tinkering lab established in the institute.
Later, Secretary visited the Girls High Secondary School Bakshi Nagar, where virtual Reality Lab has been established under Samagra Shiksha. He took demonstration of VR Lab and interacted with the students studying there. He was informed that these Virtual Reality Labs have been established in 10 districts (one Each) of the UT aligning with the NEP 2020. Piyush Singla convened a review meeting regarding implementation of Samagra Shiksha and PM SHRI schemes and interacted with the state coordinators at the Directorate of Samagra Shiksha.
The meeting was attended by Project Director Samagra Shiksh, Deep Raj, Special Secretary Anu Behl, Joint Director Plg Parshotam Kumar, DD Planning Bilal Rashid, CAO Abhishek Talwaria, CEO Jammu J.K Padha, besides Coordinators/ASCs.
Singla stressed for ensuring equity and inclusion at all levels of school education with a focus on Children with Special Needs. He asked the concerned for formulating a robust plan to provide a conducive atmosphere to CWSNs. “The Children with special Needs respect, love and enhanced opportunities to grow and prosper rather than mere sympathy”, he maintained.
