Gujarat to hold 7th annual ‘Gunotsav’ to evaluate 54-lakh students

Gandhinagar: The seventh edition of the annual statewide ‘Gunotsav’ intending to improve the quality of primary education will be held in Gujarat from January 16-18, 2017.

Addressing a brainstorming session of the IAS, IPS, IFS and other government officers and employees scheduled to fan out across the state to participate in the campaign, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani here today said that Gujarat’s initiative has over the years emerged as a role model for qualitative improvement in basic education for the country.

He called for equipping the government primary schools with all teaching aids, telling children how to use slate, pen or tablets as part of their curriculum, necessary in this Age of Knowledge in this 21st Century. The need is teach the students culture and manners, to make them strong in basic knowledge at the primary school stage itself, prepare them for nation building to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with their peers in the world. If the foundation remains weak, it will be national loss.

Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasma said the officials will evaluate over 34,000 government primary schools, 715 ashram shalas and 593 grant-in-aid schools, being attended by 54-lakh students, during the campaign.

Minister of State for Primary Education Nanubhai Vanani and Principal Secretary Ms. Sunaina Tomar gave details of the campaign.

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