MP to launch Praveshotsav

Bhopal: The Government of Madhya Pradesh is about to launch Praveshotsav – a special enrollment drive for enrollment of tribal children in school. The purpose of the drive is to increase enrollment of tribal children in schools and to encourage parents to send their children to school. The tribal welfare department's 'School Chalo Abhiyan' for 2008-09 envisages conducting a campaign to motivate tribal parents to send their children to school. "Directives have been issued to ensure implementation of the action plan for the campaign that aims at ensuring enrolment of cent percent children of school-going age, bringing the dropout rate to the minimum level and gradually bringing it to zero, increasing the literacy rate and to enhance awareness of tribals about education," tribal development commissioner Jaideep Govind told. The Praveshotsav shall be held from July 1, the first day of the new academic session.