Govt plans exhibition of books featuring the works of students
He was speaking at an anti-drug campaign organised by the Kerala Language Institute at Pattom St Mary's Higher Secondary School.
He said the govt was considering a proposal to award grace marks to students for book reading.
The state govt launched an anti-drug campaign involving students, parents, teachers, local govt bodies, various departments and community components. The public education department included anti-drug awareness lessons in the curriculum.
As part of the 'Drug-Free Kerala' goal, the govt prepared guidelines and books to help students understand the harms of drugs, along with detailed teaching, awareness, and community engagement programmes and legal service systems implemented at the school level. The books "Manassum Asakthikalum" by Dr Arun B Nair and "Lahariyil Ninnum Kuttikale Mochippikkam" by C Ramaswami Chettiar, published by the Kerala Language Institute, were released on the occasion.
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