West Bengal’s ‘Paray Shikshalaya’

TOPIC: Governance

Context- The West Bengal government has launched ‘Paray Shikshalaya’, an open-air classroom for students from class 1 to 7.

Concept-

The aim of this initiative is to encourage students who dropped out of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic to continue their education.
Arrangements for mid-day meals have also been made for the students taking neighbourhood classes.
Schools which do not have open-air spaces conducted the classes in neighbourhood parks and grounds.
Benches have been set up for students and blackboards were placed to provide a real classroom experience.