Agriculture lessons will be given in school.
The school curriculum will include agriculture; the curriculum will be jointly developed by the Department of Education and Agriculture. So now the teaching of agriculture will start from school.
The decision was taken in a meeting between Education Minister Prof. Varsha Gaikwad and Agriculture Minister Dadaji Bhuse.
A decision was taken in a meeting between Education Minister Prof. Varsha Gaikwad and Agriculture Minister Dadaji Bhuse today that the State Council for Educational Research and Training and Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research should jointly prepare the curriculum to include agriculture in the school curriculum.
A meeting was held today in the hall of the Ministry of Education Prof. Varsha Gaikwad on the subject of including agriculture in the school curriculum. Agriculture Minister Dadaji Bhuse, Minister of State Dr Vishwajeet Kadam, Additional Chief Secretary of School Education Department Vandana Krishna, Secretary of Agriculture Department Eknath Dawale, State Project Director of Comprehensive Education Rahul Dwivedi, Director General of Agriculture Council Vishwajit Mane and other senior officials were present at the meeting.
At present, the share of agricultural education in national education is 0.93 per cent and it is expected to go up to three per cent. Agriculture Minister Dadaji Bhuse said that the inclusion of agriculture in the school curriculum would not only create interest in agriculture among the students but also create agricultural commitment in rural areas while creating social commitment to farmers. Said.
Teaching them about the age-related context of the agricultural sector can inculcate a scientific outlook in the students so that they can use it in crop production methods and the new generation of farmers can engage in agribusiness with scientific integrity, he said. Bhuse said this time.
There is a sense of gratitude towards farmers and agriculture for including agriculture in the school curriculum and it is necessary to include various subjects related to agriculture in this curriculum, said Education Minister Prof. Varsha Gaikwad. The Education and Agriculture Departments will jointly prepare the syllabus. The Minister also instructed to prepare the syllabus keeping in view the age and intelligence of the students.
The Minister of State for Agriculture, Dr Vishwajeet Kadam said that this education will inculcate in the students the importance of maintaining the balance of the environment as well as the need to promote agriculture based on biotechnology.
It was decided at the meeting that the State Council for Educational Research and Training and the Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research should jointly prepare a curriculum to include the subject of agriculture in the school curriculum.
