Over 55 lakh Gujarat students to watch Pariksha Pe Charcha on LED screens in school

More than 55 lakh students of various schools in Gujarat will watch Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ interaction on television and LED screens on April 1, state education minister Jitu Vaghani said on March 30.

“More than 55.86 lakh students of classes VI, VII, VIII, IX and XI in Gujarat will take part in ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ on April 1. Since the state board exams for classes X and XII have already begun, those students will not take part in the event,” Vaghani said.

He further said that 40,800 schools of all mediums and boards will make necessary arrangements in their premises for students to watch the live telecast of the PM’s interaction on April 1.

‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ is being organised for the last four years by the Union education ministry’s department of school education and literacy.

Vaghani said the event, scheduled to take place at 11 am on April 1 at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi, will be the fifth edition of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’.

During the programme, the PM will interact with students present at the stadium on how to stay calm and focussed during their upcoming exams.

“We will also install large LED screens at 349 places to live telecast the event. Apart from students, nearly 2.5 lakh teachers will also watch the telecast. I also urge parents to watch it because it is important to make the education stress-free for students,” the minister said.

On March 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the enthusiasm towards this year’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ has been phenomenal, with lakhs of people having shared their valuable insights and experiences.

The first three editions of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ were held in Delhi in an interactive town-hall format. The fourth edition was held online on April 7 last year.