One day meet on Saakshar Bharat held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Thoubal, December 07 2014:
The District Literacy Samity (DLS), Thoubal and State Literacy Mission Authority (SLMA) jointly organised a one day meet of the Gram Panchayat/Pradhan/Up-Pradhan on Saakshar Bharat Programme in Thoubal District, Manipur and New Programme on Maulana Azad Taleem-e-Baligan focusing on Muslim minority Community in Thoubal District was held yesterday at Counting Hall in D.C.Complex, Thoubal.
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Surnolata Devi, Adhaksha, Thoubal Zilla Parishad/Chairman DDLS,Thoubal, Takhellambam Ranjit Singh IAS,Deputy Commissioner,Thoubal, E.Manglemjao Singh,Up-Adhaksha,Thoubal Zilla Parishad and Md.Abdus Salam,Additional Director/Member Secretary SLAM,Manipur attended the programme as Chief Guest, President and Guest honour respectively.
Pradhan/Up-Pradhan and Zilla parishad member who came to attend an interaction programme with the Additional Director of the State Literacy Mission Authority (SLMA) have raised strong dissent over the manner of the programme.
Even as a large number of Pradhan/Up-Pradhan and Zilla parishads from, Thoubal District were invited to the meet programme today.
Speaking to key note addressed by Md.Abdus Salam,Member Secretary,SLAM,Manipur said,Minister of State for HRD, Dr Shashi Tharoor was launched 'Maulana Azad Taleem-e-Balighan' under Sakshar Bharat at New Delhi.
It will be a target focused approach to impart functional literacy, HUNAR (comprising up scaling of basic education and vocational skill training) and continuing education activities to cover around one crore non-literate Muslim adults
It will provide opportunities for up scaling basic education to around 2.5 lakh adults and impart livelihood skill training covering around 3 lakh beneficiaries and provide opportunities of continuing education to thecommunity.
410 Sakshar Bharat Districts will be covered.