1) To cultivate reading in children and creating a reading culture at school and community level, HRD Minister Smt. Irani dedicated which school volunteer programme to the nation on June 16, 2016?
a. Shradhanjali
b. Vidyanjali
c. Vidyasagar
d. None of the above
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Explanation
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ANSWER: Vidyanjali
Explanation:
Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani dedicated ‘Vidyanjali’- a school volunteer programme to the nation at New Delhi on June 16. - This aims to create an education ecosystem where community engagement in schools will lead to improved learning and knowledge
- The programme will be piloted across 21 States which committed to do so in the conference of State Ministers of Education held on 8th February, 2016.
- These States are Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, HP, Gujarat, Goa, J&K, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Telengana, Tripura, Uttarakhand and UP.
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