NAAVU MANUJARU’ PROGRAMME

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Context

• The government has ordered implementation of ‘Naavu Manujaru’ Programme from this academic year.

Details

• In the Karnataka State Budget of 2024-25, the government announced this new programme aimed at instilling Constitutional values among children.
• This initiative is part of a broader effort to transform educational institutions into centres of social harmony, tolerance, and scientific temper.

Aim of the Program

• To inculcate values enshrined in the Constitution among children.

Objective

• Transform all educational institutions in the State into centres of social harmony, tolerance, and scientific temper.

Implementation

Weekly Discussions

• Two hours per week (three periods of 40 minutes) dedicated to discussions and dialogues in all government, aided, and unaided primary and high schools in the State.
• One period for value education and two periods for Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) are adjusted to this schedule.

Guidance and Oversight

• Officers are to provide appropriate guidance for the programme's implementation.

• Nodal Officers to be appointed at the district level.
• Reports to be submitted to the Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT).

Funding

• No special grant will be allocated for the programme.
• The Department of School Education and Literacy has released a specific format for implementation.

Lessons on Harmony

Discussion Topics

• Social harmony and its significance, based on local and national festivals, folk games, and sports.
• Thoughts of social reformers.
• Visits and information sharing on outbound/local famous places and cottage industries.
• Discussions on nuclear and non-nuclear families, elimination of inequality, and constitutional values such as equality, liberty, and fraternity.

Scientific Temper

Awareness Creation

• Foster awareness among children about scientific temper, environmental consciousness, and the reconciliation of superstitions and science.
• Engage students in discussions on home remedies, science experiments, and activities designed to cultivate a questioning attitude and curiosity.

Co-existence

Group Activities

• Plan activities to highlight the importance of:
• Midday meals, community lunches (sahabhojana), and school garden management.
• Inclusive participation in indoor and outdoor games and traditional sports.
• Raise awareness on the significance of equal opportunity.

Role of DSERT

• DSERT is the implementation authority of this programme aimed at enhancing students' capacity to think independently, rationally, and to understand the pros and cons of every issue.
• It will also contribute to the overall development of the students. It will be executed in all schools of the State soon.”**

READ ABOUT: NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY (NEP) 2020:

https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/national-education-policy-nep-2020

SOURCE: THE HINDU