The 17th edition of Gujarat’s Shala Praveshotsav and Kanya Kelavani school enrollment drives are scheduled to begin on June 23.
The three-day enrolment campaign is being held after a gap of two years due to Covid-19 pandemic.
While Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will visit the Memadpura Government Primary School in Vadgam taluka of Banaskantha district on June 23, 84 IAS, 24 IPS and 15 IFS officers along with 356 Class -I officers would visit 32,013 government primary schools across the state for the enrollment drive, said Education Minister Jitu Vaghani.
This year Vice Chancellors of universities will also be roped in for Praveshotsav drive. The chief minister presided over a meeting with members of the Cabinet, office-bearers and senior officials ahead of the enrolment drive.
New initiatives as part of the enrollment drive, that was launched by then Chief Minister Narendra Modi in 2003 aiming at 100 per cent student enrolment in government schools, will also be reviewed.
The education department’s new initiatives during the Covid-19 pandemic will be reviewed, including samaydaan by teachers to cover up learning loss among children, 100% attendance of teachers and students, availability of basic facilities at schools, results of unit tests and semester exams, and online and offline initiatives undertaken by the department during the pandemic.
According to the state education department’s schedule, taluka level reviews will be held across the state on June 24 from 4-5 p.m. in the presence of state government officials.