Vidyanjali Yojana : Unstarred Question in Rajyasabha

Vidyanjali Yojana

(a) whether it is a fact that Government has allowed one and all to study in all the Government schools under Vidyanjali Yojana;
(b) if so, the criteria to determine whether teacher fulfils the eligibility conditons or not; and
(c) if not, the real objective of Vidyanjali Yojana?

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2842                    ANSWERED ON-11.08.2016

Vidyanjali Yojana

Shri Naresh Agrawal

(a) whether it is a fact that Government has allowed one and all to study in all the Government schools under Vidyanjali Yojana; 

(b) if so, the criteria to determine whether teacher fulfils the eligibility conditons or not; and 

(c) if not, the real objective of Vidyanjali Yojana? 

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) to (c): ‘Vidyanjali’, a School Volunteer programme was launched in June, 2016 by Central Government to involve people from Indian Diaspora, retired teachers, retired government officials including retired defence personnel, retired professionals and women who are home makers having graduation degree to strengthen implementation of co-scholastic activities in Government schools.

Volunteers under the programme will offer their services to Government schools through an online portal developed by MyGov.in. The Volunteers will conduct one or more co-scholastic activities with children such as reading to children; helping children with creative writing; public speaking; play acting and preparing story books. Volunteers under the programme will not be involved in academic teaching as Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education(RTE) Act , 2009 mandates that only suitably qualified persons are eligible to teach in schools.

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Source : Rajyasabha

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