ECCE govt’s top priority: Dir School Edu

Jammu Tawi:  Director School Education, Jammu Dr. Ravi Shanker Sharma said that Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is on the top agenda of the School Education department as prioritized in  National Education Policy 2021. He said this while inaugurating two days training programme on Home Based Learning (HBL) under ECCE organized by National Development Foundation (NDF), Jammu in partnership with UNICEF and with collaboration of Directorate  of School Education, Jammu and Directorate of  Samagra Shiksha J&K.    Sunny Kumar Programme Manager, NDF presented welcome address while vote of thanks was given by R C Puri Retd. KAS & Board Member NDF.  Isha Bali Programme Officer Education NDF conducted the proceedings while Ms Jaswinder Kour  Coordinator ECCE and Dr. Sareeta Sharma Asstt. Coordinator ECCE acted as Resource Persons.  Around 60  Education Facilitators from across the Jammu Division participated in the training programme. Rajiv Khajuria, President/CEO NDF in his address informed that NDF with support from UNICEF  and with active collaboration  and support of Education department and ICDS Directorate will deliver Home Based Learning (HBL) workbook at the doorstep of 5000 children who are in most need of it and will also identify 5000 Out of School Children (OoSC) for their mainstreaming in Education system. Dr Ravi Shanker Sharma, Director School Education, Jammu in his address appreciated the efforts of NDF & UNICEF and assured full cooperation and support of Education department in the process.  He asked the Education Facilitators to closely work with the CEO’s, ZEO’s, Principals, Headmasters & Teachers on ground and called upon the Education officers to extend all possible cooperation to NDF staff.  He also launched “Aanganshala” Home Based learning workbook and congratulated the Education Officers, NDF and UNICEF for coming  up with “Aanganshala” which shall be of great held to needy children affect by the Covid Pandemic.