Pulse Polio across state on March 10
Bengaluru, Feb 16: On March 10, National Vaccination Day, Pulse Polio vaccination would administered to the children below five years across the state, said Additional Chief Secretary of government P Ravikumar.
Speaking at a preparatory meeting at Vidhana Soudha, he said that India has got the certificate from the World Health Organisation that it is free from polio in 2014. In 2018, 21 Polio cases were traced in Afghanistan and 12 in Pakistan. So as a precautionary measure, Polio vaccination programme was being conducted in the country, he said.
Total 32,571 booths would be opened to vaccinate around 64,85,980 children for which 1,10,351 health workers, 6,047 supervisors, 952 mobile units and 2,170 transit teams would work. Precautions were taken not to miss a single child from this vaccination drive, he said.
Principal Secretaries of various departments, heads of various departments and officials were present at the meeting.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
