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English Release 25-May 2013
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- Presidents Secretariat
- President calls upon every University to identify at least one Department that can be made into a Centre of Excellence
- Speech by the Hon’ble President at the Inauguration of Maharaja Agrasen University,Solan, Himachal Pradesh, on May 25, 2013
- Vice President's Secretariat
- Vice President’s Address at Golden Jubilee Commemorative Summit of African Union at Addis Ababa
- Min of Defence
- Shri R K Mathur takes over as the New Defence Secretary
- Min of Law & Justice
- Government to go in for a Stand-Alone Central Legislation to Curb any Dishonest Activity in Sports
- Min of Youth Affairs & Sports
- Conference of Ministers and Secretaries of States and Union Territories in-Charge of Sports & Youth Affairs Concludes in New Delhi
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment17-August, 2012 18:24 IST
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Programme for Prevention of Drug use
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Central Board of Secondary Education under the Department of Elementary Education and Literacy is implementing the Adolescence Education Programme at secondary level from class IX onwards as part of the co-curricular activities in schools affiliated to it. The programme includes sensitizing the students regarding the ill-effects of substance abuse and its consequences. As preventive measures, students are also given proper knowledge, information and guidance by the trained nodal teachers on such issues. The Board also issues circulars from time to time drawing attention of the schools to create awareness amongst the students regarding the harmful effects of drug abuse.
Besides, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in collaboration with the National Bal Bhawan, has undertaken awareness generation programme about the ill-effects of alcoholism and drug abuse amongst the children of the age group of 12 to 16 years through the affiliated Bal Bhawans and Bal Kendras across the country through a series of activities like poster making, creative writing, lecture, rally, nukkad natak etc at local, zonal and national level.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri D. Napoleon in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
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