More than 50,000 students participate in the nationwide painting competition in the run-up to Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024

In the run-up to Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024, a unique initiative to cope with examination stress amongst the students, a nationwide painting competition was organised on 23^rd January 2024 in 657 Kendriya Vidyalayas and 122 Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVS), in 774 Districts across the country.

Over 50 thousand students took part in the mega event, which was themed around exam mantras from the Book Exam Warriors, written by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

The day is observed as ‘Parakram Diwas’, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to inspire students about the life of the great leader and instill in them the spirit of patriotism. This inspirational message was also a theme of the painting competition.

To encourage the creative expression of students, various activities have been encouraged by the Ministry of Education in all schools across the country including a painting competition.  Activities like the Marathon run, music competition, meme competition, Nukkad Natak, poster making and Yoga-cum-meditation sessions were organised from January 12 (National Youth Day) to January 23.

Students and teachers took part in the painting competition on the 23^rd of January, 2024 with great fervour and enthusiasm.

The 7th edition of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s Interaction Programme with school students, teachers and parents, “Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024”, recorded a massive 2.26 crore registration on the MyGov portal. This shows the extensive enthusiasm among students nationwide, eager to participate in this distinctive event and interact with the Prime Minister.

This year, the Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024 programme will be held on 29 January 2024, from 11 am onwards in a town-hall format at Bharat Mandapam, ITPO, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Nearly 3000 participants will be interacting with the Prime Minister in the programme. Two students and a teacher from each of the States and UTs and winners of the Kala Utsav have been invited as special guests for the main event. Hundred (100) students from the Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS), from different parts of the country will be attending the event for the first time since inception.

Pariksha Pe Charcha is part of a larger movement led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, to create a stress-free atmosphere for youngsters. It is a movement that is driven by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s efforts to bring together students, parents, teachers and society to foster an environment where the unique individuality of each child is celebrated, encouraged and allowed to express itself fully. Inspiring this movement is Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s pathbreaking, bestselling book ‘Exam Warriors, available in English, Hindi and other major regional languages.

Disclaimer: This is an official press release by Pib.