Pariksha Pe Charcha 2023: PM Modi advised students to adopt digital fasting once a week

At the sixth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha, PM Narendra Modi on Friday advised students to observe “digital fasting”, which meant reducing screen time to “once a week”. The digital fasting would help “reconnect students with family members”, as stated by the Prime Minister.

“We should keep one area as no technology zone and do not use any tech devices in that area of your home,” he said.

Speaking on how to stay focused on studies without getting distracted by social media, he said “I believe students are smarter than smartphones to analyze its right usage. We should monitor our usage and utilize it smartly as per our need.”

“Say to yourself that you are an independent person, make the best of technology but also limit yourself to only that,” he added.

The event took place at the Talkatora Stadium where approximately 2000 students, teachers and parents across the country participated.

This year over 38 lakh registrations were recorded, twice the number of registrations received in 2022. The students and teachers were selected through an online competition where students, teachers, and parents had to display their creativity.

The themes for students were— Know your freedom fighters; Our Culture is our pride; My Book My Inspiration; Save Environment for future generations; My Life, My Health; Why is staying healthy so important? What do you do to remain in good health?; My Startup Dream; STEM Education/ Education without Boundaries; Toys and Games for Learning in Schools. The themes of parents were– My Child, My Teacher; Adult Education- Making Everyone Literate; Learning, and Growing Together. The themes for teachers were— Our Heritage; Enabling Learning; Environment; Education for Skilling; Lesser Curricular Load and No fear for exams; Future Educational Challenges.