Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Launches ‘Padhe Bharat’ 100 Days Reading Campaign
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The Padhe Bharat campaign will focus on students studying in classes between Balvatika and Class 8
The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has launched 100-days reading campaign on January 1, 2022. The 100-days reading campaign, or the Padhe Bharat campaign, will help students in improving their creativity, critical thinking, vocabulary and their ability to express both verbally and in writing. The campaign will focus on students studying in classes between Balvatika and Class 8. Reading books is a healthy habit and a wonderful way to develop cognitive, language, and social skills.Inspired by PM @narendramodi’s call to citizens to read books regularly, I am committed to cultivate a lifetime habit of book reading. #PadheBharat pic.twitter.com/XvwQ0Vsry8
Launching the ‘Padhe Bharat’ campaign, the minister underlined importance of reading that children needs to develop to ensure continuous and lifelong learning. "Reading books is a healthy habit and a wonderful way to develop cognitive, language, and social skills. Inspired by PM Narendra Modi's call to citizens to read books regularly, I am committed to cultivate a lifetime habit of book reading," Pradhan tweeted.
The minister emphasised, "reading is the foundation of learning, which motivates students to read books independently, develops creativity, critical thinking, vocabulary and the ability to express both verbally and in writing. It helps children to relate to their surroundings and real life situation." He stressed on the need to create an enabling environment in which students read for pleasure and develop their skills through a process that is enjoyable and sustainable and which remains with them for life. Pradhan also shared the names of five books that he has picked for reading.