The BJP-ruled state governmentissued a notification to this effect on Monday, and asked schools to implement the directive from January 1, 2019.
To inculcate the spirit of nationalism in children right from childhood, the Gujarat government has asked students of Class IX to Class XII to say 'Jai Hind' or 'Jai Bharat' instead of 'Yes Sir' during the attendance roll call.
The BJP-ruled state governmentissued a notification to this effect on Monday, and asked schools to implement the directive from January 1, 2019.
"To inculcate the spirit of nationalism in children from childhood, all government, granted and self-financed schools should instruct students of classes IX to XIII to say 'Jai Hind' or 'Jai Bharat' instead of 'Yes Sir' or 'Present Sir' during attendance," the notification said.
State education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama confirmed the news. "A teacher from Rajasthan who was awarded by the ABVP for his contribution to the education sector shared some of his ideas during the ABVP's national convention.
One of the ideas was to replace 'Yes Sir' with 'Jai Hind' or 'Jai Bharat'. It would definitely go a long way in inculcating the spirit of nationalism," Chudasama said.
Sandeep Joshi, the teacher who was feted by the ABVP, had said while receiving the award, "A child goes through school saying 'Yes Sir' or 'Present Sir' thousands of times over and over again. If we replace this with 'Jai Hind' or 'Jai Bharat', the student will use these words instead and understand the true meaning of nationalism."
The Gujarat education minister, present at the event, took serious note of the suggestion, and two days later, the state government issued its notification.
Joshi also shared a few other ideas regarding education. "We have introduced monthly textbooks to deal with the heavy school bag issue. There is no point carrying textbooks with initial chapters all the way until March. So we will have monthly textbooks which will work well with the students. We have also introduced bagless Saturdays. Students can design their own curriculum on these days, to study what they want to," he said.
Regarding these, Chudasama said, "We have already reduced the weight of bags in the state. As of now, we have taken the 'Jai Bharat, Jai Hind' initiative seriously, and have implemented it."
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