Dharmendra Pradhan to launch 100 days of reading campaign on January 1

NEW DELHI: In a step to improve the learning level of students, union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be launching a 100 day Reading Campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’ on January 1, 2022. 100 days reading campaign marks an important step to develop creativity, critical thinking, vocabulary and the ability to express both verbally and in writing.

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Children studying in kindergarten to Class 8 will be part of this campaign. The reading campaign will be organised for 100 days (14 weeks) starting from January 1, 2022, to April 10, 2022. The reading campaign aims to have the participation of all including children, teachers, parents, community, educational administrators etc at the national and state-level.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the last monthly radio programme, Mann ki Baat, of this year, also urged all to make reading books popular. “In an era where screen time is increasing, let us also make reading books popular. I urge you all to share which books you read this year. This way you will help others make their reading list for 2022.”

“The 100 days campaign will be continued for fourteen weeks and one activity per week per group has been designed with the focus on making reading enjoyable and build lifelong association with the joy of reading,” the official press release said.

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The education ministry informed, “A comprehensive guideline on Reading Campaign with an age-appropriate weekly calendar of activities has been prepared and shared with states and UTs. The activities can be done by children with the help of teachers, parents, peers, siblings or other family members.”

“In order to make the campaign effective, the activities designed have been kept simple and enjoyable so that these can also be easily conducted with the materials/resources available at home and with the help of parents, peers and siblings, in case the schools are closed,” the ministry added.