Javadekar launches ` Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat’ programme

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New Delhi : `Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat’ Programme, an initiative of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to prepare a physical Health and Fitness Profile Card for more than 12 lakh Kendriya Vidyalaya students was launched in Kochi on August 21, 2017. Union Minister for Human Resource Development  Prakash Javadekar unveiled the Profile Card at a function held at Kendriya Vidyalaya at KV NAD, Aluva (Kochi).

Strengthening the education sector of the country through the empowerment of general education is the aim of Modi Government, Javadekar said. Ensuring quality education for all is also the aim of the government. Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kerala shows more quality than the Kendriya Vidyalayas of  other states. A system to involve children, a part of household chores is needed, the Minister opined, according to a PIB release.

Javadekar interacted with the students of Kendriya Vidyalaya as part of the programme. `Swasth Bachche, Swasth Bharat’ programme will provide a comprehensive and inclusive report card for children covering all age groups and children of different abilities. Making students, teachers and parents aware about the importance of good health and fitness and encouraging 60 minutes of play each day is an objective of the programme, according to the PIB release.