In a progressive move, the Punjab government has decided to implement gender sensitisation project in all government schools across the state. The project, which aims at sensitising children in various ways, is being launched in the 2021-22 academic session for students from classes six to eight.
This step is being taken under the leadership of Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla. As per reports, the spokesperson stated that all the District Mentors (DMs) will act as Master Trainers for 'Welcome Life' and Block Mentors (BMs) will be a master trainer for Gender Sensitisation Project. The Welcome Life project is underway.
It is also being reported that BMs will be given online training in different batches from April 19 to April 30. The training will be conducted from 10 am to 4 pm.
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