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Parliamentary panel meets educationists

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A team of Parliamentary Committee headed by M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday visited the State and held discussions with the various educationists, parents, medical practitioners and members of student organisations to evolve a consensus regarding the implementation of the Adolescent Education programme in schools.

Talking to The Hindu, the chairman of the committee said the delegation had embarked on the mission to dispel apprehensions raised from various quarters regarding the relevance of the module.

“We received nearly 80,000 petitions from various parts of the country regarding the programme ever since it was proposed to be implemented in schools. It has become a national debate now,” he said.

“There were allegations that the module was AIDS-driven and hence the focus group should not be school students. What we are trying to achieve through our trip is to evolve a consensus regarding the issue and provide guidance to the States on how to go about it,” he said.

Apart from the State, the 10-member committee also visited Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal during the past four months.

“A final report based on the inputs we have received from all the States will be tabled in Parliament during the Budget Session,” said Mr. Venkaiah Naidu.

The team members also visited Kendriya Vidyalaya and Arya Central School, Pattom, and observed how the module was implemented in the schools without much fuss.

A majority of the participants who attended the discussion emphasised the significance of introducing adolescent education programme in schools.

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