Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will launch the Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme- ‘DHRUV’ from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Headquarters at Bengaluru tomorrow. The objective of the Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme program would be to allow talented students to realize their full potential and contribute to society. Chairman, ISRO, Dr K Sivan; First Indian citizen to enter into space , Wing Cdr. Rakesh Sharma, AC (Retd.) and Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India, Professor K Vijay Raghavan will be the guests of Honour on the occasion.
कल ISRO के प्रांगण से प्रधानमंत्री नवाचार शिक्षण कार्यक्रम का शुभारंभ होने जा रहा है।
इस कार्यक्रम का नाम ‘ध्रुव’ रखा गया है जिसके तहत देश के 60 प्रतिभावान बच्चों को चिह्नित कर उन्हें देश भर के उत्कृष्ट केंद्रों में प्रख्यात विशेषज्ञों द्वारा परामर्श और शिक्षा देकर उनकी क्षमता के विकास को सुनिश्चित किया जाएगा ।
The HRD Minister said that this kind of programmes will make India a better place for innovation. The new innovators will be helpful for the Nation to achieve the target of 5 Trillion Dollar economy in stipulated time.
Shri Pokhriyal also said that 60 outstandingly talented students have been selected in the first batch. After tomorrow’s launch, a programme of around 14 days’ duration will be conducted with these 60 with a Valedictory function on 23rd October, 2019, he informed.
- The programme will be called DHRUV (after the Pole Star) and every student to be called ‘DHRUV TARA’. The students will thus both shine through their achievements and light a path for others to follow.
- It will cover two areas i.e. Science and Performing Arts.There will be 60 students in all, 30 from each area.The 60 students come from across the country
- The students will be broadly from classes 9 to 12, from all schools including government and private.
- This is only the first phase of the programme which will be expanded gradually to other fields like creative writing etc.
Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, Smt Rina Ray and other senior officials of the Ministry, Department of Science &Technology, Ministry of Culture and NitiAayog will also be present on the occasion.
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