Gujarat Information Bureau,
Government of Gujarat,
Ahmedabad,
Date: January 16, 2015.
To mark death-anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on January-30 state-wide drawing
competition on “Mahatma Gandhi and Cleanliness” is organized for 1.28-cr school,
college students
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Record 1.28-Cr school-colleges students will spread awareness on
cleanliness-sanitation through paintings
Gandhinagar, Friday: Under on-going nation-wide “Swachhta
Abhiyaan-clean India” movement, with a
view to instill the virtue of cleanliness and sanitation among children and
youths, Gujarat Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel has expressed determination
to inspire record 1.28-crore students to express their art-skill by drawing
massages on cleanliness in state-wide drawing competition on ‘Mahatma Gandhi and Safai’ being held on
forthcoming Gandhi Niravan Din (Death Anniversary-Day) on January 30, 2015.
Through a video conference meeting from Gandhinagar, the
Chief Minister had given instruction to the district administrations for smooth
conduct of the state-wide drawing competition that included the participation
from over 1.28-crore students ranging from primary school to college,
engineering college, polytechnic levels at the same time on the same day to
make it a sort of record.
The video conference was attended by Gujarat’s health
minister Mr. Nitinbhai Patel, education minister Mr. Bhupendrasinh Chudasma,
agriculture minister Mr. Babubhai Bokhiriya, minister of state for law Mr.
Pradipsinhji, gram vikas minister Mr. Jayantibhai Kavadiya, Chief Secretary Mr.
Pandian and other senior secretaries. The video conference was also attended by
the other members of council of ministers from their respective ‘District Seva
Sadan’ to receive guidance from the Chief Minister.
Mrs.
Patel learned the details of the programme of this competition and clearly said
that the whole competition has been organized for the students would nurture
cleanliness values from their childhood. She instructed the authorities to make
school campus, class-rooms clean before beginning of the drawing competition.
While
briefing about the drawing competition relating to Mahatma Gandhi and
Cleanliness selection criteria, Mrs. Patel said that the first three
creativities which have been selected at the school level, will be sent to
Taluka, District and State level respectively, and with giving details about
the process of selection and prizes given by the art specialists, this kind of
creativities would be come to state level for selection-evolution respectively,
she added.
Each
category from Std 1 to higher secondary would be honoured by three prizes. As
many as prizes worth more than Rs. 55 lakh would be given to the winners. The
winners from private schools will also be honoured with prizes in this competition.
As
a part of this competition, the students from primary and secondary, new
schools, central schools, CBSE, ICSE and along with the Eklavya Model school
the Grant in Aid, Private schools and secondary-higher secondary, ITI,
Polytechnic and college student also will be included.
Mrs.
Patel gave an inspirational suggestion to earn the services of retired
teachers, principals, art teachers and excellent artists etc at the
cluster-taluka-district and school levels for selection of the winners.
Mrs.
Patel suggested that the prizes which will be given to the state level students
to inspire them, the school family, members of school monitoring committee,
trustees, management would also get involved in the whole competition with
public-partnership.
The
colours and drawing papers would be provided by the education department to the
students who will take part in this competition and for this purpose a
provision of Rs. 17.50 crore has been decided, was also been informed in this
meeting.
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