The Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) on Thursday started distribution of free of cost learning material to Class 1 to 8 under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
Of the 19 blocks in Jalandhar district, two blocks — Adampur and East-3 — were covered on Day 1. Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kishor Yadav flagged off the bus that distributed books free of cost.
Under the scheme, every year the students are given a set of books as per the syllabus set up by the PSEB. A government school teacher said it is good that at least the distribution of the books takes place every year.
“Since it is a central scheme, it occurs every year, unlike the Punjab government’s schemes that usually occur after a gap of two to three years,” said another government school teacher in Adampur, where 795 Class 1 students; 783 of Class 2; 781 Class 3 and 4; 796 Class 5; 908 students each of Class 6, 7 and 8 would be provided with the books.
Whereas in east-3 block, as many as 1,135 students of Class 1; 1,172 of Class 2; 1,200 of Classes 3, 4 and 5; 1,179 of Class 6, 1,246 of Class 7 and 1,207 of Class 8 would be given the books.
“The rest of the blocks in the district will be covered till March last week,” said Purushottam Lal, district regional manager of PSEB.
{{/usCountry}}“The rest of the blocks in the district will be covered till March last week,” said Purushottam Lal, district regional manager of PSEB.
{{/usCountry}}Lal said the work was going smoothly since last many years and this year also they would make sure that no one got deprived of the books as it was a very good initiative of the government.