Gujarat Students asked to mark their attandence with 'Jai Hind', 'Jai Bharat'

Ahmedabad: To foster patriotism in the students of Gujarat schools, students are instructed to answer their roll calls with 'Jai Hind' or 'Jai Bharat' instead of marking it with a 'yes sir' or 'present sir' from January 1, a notification issued on Monday stated.

The objective of this new practice is to "foster patriotism among students right from childhood," reasoned the authorities.

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The notification, issued by the Directorate of Primary Education and Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB), requires the students of Class 1-12 in government, grant-in-aid and self-financed schools to mark their attendance call with "Jai Hind" or "Jai Bharat," from January 1, 2019.

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This decision was taken by the state Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama in a review meeting held Monday.

Copies of the notification were sent to the district education officials with instructions to implement it from January 1, 2019.

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