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Time of India
24-05-2025
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- Time of India
Hold summer camp to teach Telugu, education dept directs Punjab govt schools
CHANDIGARH:Following directions from the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Punjab, has issued instructions for all govt schools in Punjab to conduct an Indian Language Summer Camp for teaching the Telugu language. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now As per the guidelines issued by SCERT, Punjab, the summer camp will be held in all govt schools across the state from May 26 to June 5. Students from Classes VI to X will participate, and in Punjab, the focus language for this year's camp is Telugu. The camp sessions will be conducted after the half-holiday onworking school days and from 8 am to 11 am during the summer vacation. The initiative is designed to help students acquire basic conversational skills in a new Indian language, promote multilingualism in an engaging manner, and strengthen the sense of cultural unity across the country. A flexible structure has been recommended, allowing schools to create multiple batches based on student interest and the availability of teachers. Schools with fewer than 75 students will conduct the camp as a single group, while others can form three groups with up to 100 students in total. Learning materials—both print and digital—will be sourced from institutions like CIIL Mysore, NCERT,Central Hindi Directorate, and Sanskrit Universities, among others. Teachers from Hindi, English, and Punjabi departments, along with art, music, or any willing staff member, may be designated as group in-charges. The seven-day schedule includes a variety of interactive language activities, culminating in a Motivation and Closure Activity on the final day. SCERT has emphasised that the camp should be conducted in a joyful and inclusive manner to ensure maximum participation and benefit for the students. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This summer camp marks a significant step in reinforcing India's rich linguistic heritage among the younger generation. On the other hand, Democratic Teachers Front (DTF) criticised the move, stating that despite the fact that the majority of students in the state have Punjabi as their mother tongue, over 3,800 students in 12th grade and 1,571 students in 10th grade failed to pass in General Punjabi as their first language. Now, the department is issuing orders to teachers to teach the Telugu language to students. Under the guise of special attention to students lagging in the Punjabi language, the Samarth Mission has been conducting classes for the past two years in different groups, where many students up to the 8th grade are still learning to read and write words, meaning they are significantly behind their peers in Punjabi.
The Hindu
23-05-2025
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- The Hindu
DSEL orders survey into encroachment on government school lands
The Department of School Education & Literacy (DSEL) has directed authorities concerned to conduct a survey of encroachment on lands belonging to State-run schools and ensure that khatas have been issued to schools. Following instances of some people claiming school properties as belonging to them donated by their ancestors to schools, and some being encroached, the Principal Secretary of the department V. Rashmi Mahesh issued a note to the Commissioner for Public Instruction asking to take necessary actions to remove encroachment and get the khatas of the land done in school names. There are a total of 41,589 government primary schools and 4,871 high schools. Of these, around 16,000 primary schools and over 1,500 high schools do not own the khata of the property. A majority were gifted lands. As per data, the highest number of schools without formal land documents in the school's name were in Shivamogga district, with around 1,000, followed by Tumakuru with 900. 'We have asked the Deputy Commissioners of the respective districts to identify the school properties and ensure the khata is done in the concerned school's name. Even if they are disputing or if the gift deed is in the school's name, then it is the property of the school. This process will be completed within a month,' said K.V. Thrilok Chandra, Commissioner of Public Instruction.
