Students in MP to say ‘Jai Hind’ during roll call
Sumaiya.Yusuf@timesgroup.com
Bhopal: 17.05.2018
Students in Madhya Pradesh schools will have to answer roll calls with ‘Jai Hind’ after the state government issued an order on Tuesday making it mandatory for all state-run schools. The decision, the government said, was taken to “instil patriotism among students”.
The order, however, does not mention about its implementation in private schools though school education minister Vijay Shah had earlier said that an advisory would be issued to all private schools in this regard. The new system will come into effect from July when schools reopen after summer vacations.
The order, signed by deputy secretary of school education Pramod Singh, reads, “It has now been made compulsory for students in all 1.22 lakh government schools in the state to answer attendance roll calls by saying ‘Jai Hind’ instead of ‘yes, sir/ ma’am.”
Official sources said the school education department got permission from chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday, following which the order was issued. In its proposal to the CM, the department had stated that the present practice of “yes, sir/ madam” did not foster patriotism and, therefore, must be replaced with “Jai Hind”.
Satna was the first district in MP where the practice was introduced last year after Shah’s announcement in September 2017 that students of government schools in the district would answer their roll calls with “Jai Hind” from October 1 on an experimental basis.
Sumaiya.Yusuf@timesgroup.com
Bhopal: 17.05.2018
Students in Madhya Pradesh schools will have to answer roll calls with ‘Jai Hind’ after the state government issued an order on Tuesday making it mandatory for all state-run schools. The decision, the government said, was taken to “instil patriotism among students”.
The order, however, does not mention about its implementation in private schools though school education minister Vijay Shah had earlier said that an advisory would be issued to all private schools in this regard. The new system will come into effect from July when schools reopen after summer vacations.
The order, signed by deputy secretary of school education Pramod Singh, reads, “It has now been made compulsory for students in all 1.22 lakh government schools in the state to answer attendance roll calls by saying ‘Jai Hind’ instead of ‘yes, sir/ ma’am.”
Official sources said the school education department got permission from chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday, following which the order was issued. In its proposal to the CM, the department had stated that the present practice of “yes, sir/ madam” did not foster patriotism and, therefore, must be replaced with “Jai Hind”.
Satna was the first district in MP where the practice was introduced last year after Shah’s announcement in September 2017 that students of government schools in the district would answer their roll calls with “Jai Hind” from October 1 on an experimental basis.
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