{"id":87542,"date":"2026-02-13T13:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T07:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=87542"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:50:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:20:53","slug":"vidyanjali-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vidyanjali-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Vidyanjali Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vidyanjali Initiative Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the union Minister of State for Education informed the Rajya Sabha that Vidyanjali initiative has boarded over 8.5 lakh schools and 5 lakh volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vidyanjali Initiative<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>launched in September 2021<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in alignment with the National Education Policy 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to <\/span><b>strengthen government schools through community and private sector participation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enabling greater support for students\u2019 holistic development and improved learning outcomes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an initiative of the Department<\/span><b> of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for facilitating the community and volunteers to directly connect with the <\/span><b>government and government-aided schools <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to contribute their services and\/or assets\/ materials\/equipments through a dedicated portal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The platform <\/span><b>connects volunteers, alumni, institutions, civil society organisations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and CSR partners directly with schools based on their identified needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Salient Features of the Platform<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an <\/span><b>interface between volunteers and schools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to bridge the gap between them<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help <\/span><b>school students in getting exposure ot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">her than academic activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platform for schools to share their activities for Volunteer-ship, where volunteers can participate by performing various activities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platform for the Ministry to view various reports like Schools on-boarded, Volunteers, Activities performed etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platform for participation of Citizens\/Volunteers\/Alumni\u2019s to contribute services at schools and their management<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2227268&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vidyanjali Initiative was launched in September 2021 in alignment with the National Education Policy 2020. 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