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What is the purpose of Vidyanjali Yojana’?
(a) 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
Solution: (a) 2 only
Vidyanjali is a school volunteer programme and an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development of India to boost community and private sector participation in government schools, launched by Smriti Irani. Under the programme, volunteers, including NRIs, retired teachers, government officials, defence personnel, professionals will offer their services for co-scholastic activities for children from class I to VIII. It is the project launched under the aegis of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan by the Department of School Education and Literacy.
- To enable the famous foreign educational institutions to open their campuses in India.
- To increase the quality of education provided in government schools by taking help from the private sector and the community.
- To encourage voluntary monetary contributions from private individuals and organizations so as to improve the infrastructure facilities for primary and secondary schools.
(a) 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
Solution: (a) 2 only
Vidyanjali is a school volunteer programme and an initiative of the Ministry of Human Resource Development of India to boost community and private sector participation in government schools, launched by Smriti Irani. Under the programme, volunteers, including NRIs, retired teachers, government officials, defence personnel, professionals will offer their services for co-scholastic activities for children from class I to VIII. It is the project launched under the aegis of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan by the Department of School Education and Literacy.