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The Department of School Education & Literacy has launched several initiatives in the year 2021.
Several of these initiatives are
National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021
National Bal Bhavan: It is an institution that aims at enhancing the creative potential of children by providing them various activities, opportunities and common platforms to interact, experiment, create and perform according to their age, aptitude and ability. It offers a barrier-free environment with immense possibilities of innovation, minus any stress or strain.
DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing)
TERMs: Central Board of Secondary Education has developed Teacher Energized Resource Material (TERM) handbooks that will aid teachers in aligning their classroom transactions to a competency framework.
Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat : Library grant and Promotion of reading
Performance Grading Index (PGI)
School Nutrition (Kitchen) Gardens (SNGs)
Data Governance Quality Index (DGQI)
VeerGatha : In order to disseminate the details of acts of bravery and the life stories of the brave hearts among the students, the Department of School Education& Literacy and the Ministry of Defence organized the Veer Gatha Project.
Adolescent Peer Educators Leadership in LifeSkills, Health and Wellbeing Programme: CBSE has planned to initiate and support the Adolescent Peer Educators Leadership Program for enriching Life Skills, Holistic Health and Wellbeing of its students in collaboration with Expressions India.
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan (PMGDISHA)
National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme
Source: This post is based on the article ‘Year End Review 2021-Department of School Education & Literacy’ published in PIB on 21st January 2022.
