Maharashtra: Campaign to increase enrollment in Zilla Parishad-run schools

To increase enrollment of students in Zilla Parishad schools, help them get guidance from different government officials, and assist the administration to resolve issues related to schools, the state School Education Department has launched the ‘One day for schools’ campaign.

To be carried out at the divisional commissioner-level, the campaign mandates class I and II employees, from collector to tehsildar, to visit at least three schools each year, and cover every school in a district.

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Officials have to devote one day to schools, preferably one day every month, by visiting them, partaking in lectures and assessing students’ learning. Officials will also have to meet the village sarpanch, school management committee and gram panchayat members to discuss on ways to up enrollment ratio in schools.