To enhance quality of education through community, volunteers’
PR / Our Bureau
KOHIMA, December 04 2021: The Nagaland Board of School Education has notified for the information of the Heads of Registered Institutions that the Ministry of Education, Department of School Education & Literacy has launched Vidyanjali 2.0 programme, a school volunteer programme, which aims to enhance the quality of school education through community and volunteers’ participation by allowing them to connect directly with government and government aided schools, and share their knowledge and skills as well as contribute in the form of assets, material and equipment.
The broad categories of contribution by a volunteer include, inter-alia, services such as subject assistance, teaching yoga, art & craft, vocational skills, assistance for Divyang students, adult education etc. and assets and materials such as basic civil infrastructure, electrical infrastructure, digital infrastructure, equipment for extra-curricular activities & sports, yoga, health and safety aids, teaching learning materials, maintenance & repairs, office stationary and furniture. Contribution of assets, material and equipment cannot be in the form of any monetary support.
Schools having UDISE+ code shall register on Vidyanjali 2.0 portal and post the required service, activity or asset, material and equipment on the web portal. Depending on the request raised by the school, a Volunteer based on his/her area of expertise/interest on assets and materials can express his or her interest to partially/fully contribute to the schools who have requested for assistance.
The Vidyanjali 2.0 portal may be accessed at https://vidyanjali.education.gov.in, a mobile app for the same will be launched shortly.
Therefore, all Heads of Institutions have been requested to take note of the above programme, register themselves, post request for contribution and invite individuals, organisations and NGO for the contribution in line with the guidelines of the programme.