As the State is celebrating 25 years of the people's planning movement, a school in Cherthala is going beyond textbooks to inculcate a much deeper understanding of decentralised governance amongst students.
Through a series of field trips, seminars, study camps and orientation programmes, the Social Science Club of Sree Narayana Trust Higher Secondary School, Cherthala, is helping its students gain practical know-how about decentralisation in their impressionable and formative years.
"The programme intends to develop in students a deep perception of decentralised administration, especially about the Panchayati Raj Act and grama sabha using an empirical approach. We launched the programme during the COVID-19 times with select 30 students and it is turning out to be a new experience for them. We are documenting everything as part of the initiative," says Sudeep P. Das, teacher and convener of the Social Science Club.
