PADHE BHARAT

About:

• Padhe Bharat campaign will focus on children studying in Balvatika to Grade 8.
  
  
• The reading campaign will be organised for 100 days (14 weeks) starting from 1st January 2022 to 10th April 2022.
  
  
• This Campaign is in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 which emphasises on promotion of joyful reading culture for children by ensuring availability of age appropriate reading books for children in local/mother tongue/regional/tribal Language.
  
  
• The 100 days reading campaign will also focus on Indian languages including mother tongue/local/regional languages. It is in this regard, 21st February which is celebrated as International Mother Tongue Day, has also been integrated with this campaign.
  
  
• This day will be celebrated with the activity of Kahani Padho Apni Bhasa Main (Reading story in own language) across the country by encouraging children to read in their mother tongue/local language. This will help in promoting local language and culture of our society.