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Jamshedpur, July 3 : The three-month Female Literacy Drive Programme-2019organised by CENTRAL BOARD FOR WORKERS EDUCATION (Ministry of Labour& Employment, Govt. of India) in association with CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory at NML-Diamond Jubilee Hall. CBWE is acting as facilitator and resource provider, but working closely with CSIR-NML to tailor the programme to their needs. The provision of educational opportunities for women has been an important part of the national endeavour in the field of education since India’s Independence. Dr. M. Malathi, Co-ordinator of the programme, Dr. S. PalitSagar, Dr. Arpita Ghosh,
Dr. Nilima Roy, Dr. Beena, Ujjwal, Usha and Rupa Das Biswas of CSIR-NML were the faculty members, gave their full efforts to literate all the women participants. Around 30 female illiterate casual/contractors workers who are working in different divisions and centres of CSIR-NML participated in the programme during one month.
The mission aims to promote and strengthen adult learning, reaching out to those who missed the opportunity to access or complete formal education. As well as basic literacy/basic education. Under this programme a one and half hour class is taken every working day to teach these participants. The subjects covered under this head are Hindi Alphabets, English Alphabets and Arithmetic Numerals.
After the successful completion of one month, a few of the female participants have expressed their views on the classroom session arranged for them:
Pushpa was impressed and happy to write her own name in the paper, first time in her life. This has been like a dream come true experience for her.
Literacy campaigns have heightened social awareness among women regarding the importance of education, both for themselves as well as for their children. They have acquired a heightened sense of self-awareness and desire to gain knowledge of host of women�s issues.
The tutors have in general expressed their happiness on being a part of this programme. This is a common observation of all the teachers that, while most of the students are catching up well in the class but there are still a few who are taking time to grasp the subject, extra time needs to be devoted to them. Few students are learning alphabets in Hindi and English. Some of them are doing well in addition and subtraction. By the end of three months the teachers are of the opinion that the results will be even brighter. And this programme must continue to provide knowledge benefit to maximum people.
