Port Blair, Aug 29: Hon’ble Lt. Governor Admiral D.K. Joshi, PVSM,
AVSM, YSM, NM, VSM (Retd.) felicitated the parents of Shri Esow Alben, a
promising young boy of Nicobar, on occasion of National Sports Day- 2018 with
an amount of Rs. 1 Lakh in recognition of his recent achievement of winning the
Silver Medal in UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championship-2018. The Chief
Secretary, Secretary (Sports) and Secretary to LG of A & N Administration
were present on the occasion.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Dhanikhari Dam is in good and well maintained condition
TMI Correspondent
Port Blair, Aug 29: As part of exposure tour the media persons has
visited Dhanikhari Dam on Aug 28, 2018, where the Assistant Engineers, Shri
Kabilan and Junior Engineer, Shri Anbu of PHED, APWD received the media
persons.
They also felicitated the scribes and explained about the functioning
of the dam. On being asked about the condition of the dam, they informed that
the dam is in good condition and even in the giant earthquake and tsunami of
2014, did not suffer damage.
However,
the dam was renovated and height of the dam was raised by 5 mtrs in 2013. Shri
Kabilan said that the wall is in good and well maintained condition. He
Further, informing about the present features of Dhanikhari Dam, the AE Shri
Kabilan said, the height of the dam is 37.25 mtrs, length of dam top is 146
mtrs., gross water storage is 8554 ML (RL 66.00), having 3 nos. Gates, the
length of spillway is 17 M and design flood is 225 Cumecs. The Dam is presently
supplies 28.40 MLD (Millions of Litres per Day) water to various pockets on each
supplying day (10.52 MLD for Panchayat areas and 17.88 MLD for Municipal areas
through Water Treatment Plant, Lambaline). He further said, now we have
sufficient water level and can capable to supply water every day in view of
good rainfall in the islands, but in summer seasons its requires to be
cautious. However, the Assistant Engineer, APWD, Shri Kabilan has expressed
happiness to the Andaman & Nicobar Media Federation (ANMF) for visiting and
know the ground reality of Dhanikhari Dam.
ANMF's media exposure tour gets good response from rural populace
Port Blair, 28 Aug: The Andaman & Nicobar Media Federation (ANMF)
has organised its maiden media tour-cum-news coverage visit to various
Panchayats of South Andaman today, which was organized with the sole aim to
know about the status of various development projects under progress in the
South Andaman as well as to know about the issues and problems faced by the
rural populace.
Despite continuous rain since morning the ANMF determination and media
persons' excitement made the programme a grand success. The visit has covered
Dhanikhari Dam, Primary Health Centre Tushnabad, Govt. Primary and Middle
School Ograbraj, Electricity Office Ograbraj, interaction with Mitakhari area
farmers, Tsunami shelters, Govt. Secondary School Namunaghar, Hope Town Jetty,
dilapidated Burma Jetty at Namunaghar, Pradhan Office Mitakhari and also
witnessed the flooded fields along the roads in rural areas during the journey.
During the news coverage visit, media persons observed that some
welfare projects benefitting the people, and people expressed their
satisfaction over authorities, and many incomplete projects are still pending
and left unattended by concern departments since many years.
The media persons also witnessed the dilapidated condition of schools,
and challenges in health centre which still need to pay more attention by the
concerned authorities to provide better services to the rural people. The
people at most of the places narrated that despite registering of complaints or
informing the concern departments nothing fruitful is coming out of the pleas
as cutting of old trees on the sides of roads and rectifying old electric wires
and upon other general issues.
However, the central government has been introducing and working on big
projects as national high ways, bridges and laying of Optical Fibre Cable for
the development of islands, but here the rural people cry for the basic
infrastructure in the islands. Apart from that, the existing condition of roads
are badly affecting the public service vehicles and parking place also becoming
a matter of concern for survival, said some passenger vehicle operators at
Tusnabad.
The AIR & DDK-the central government media houses also attended the
tour and provided adequate coverage. Altogether, 22 media persons participated
in the tour-cum-coverage visit to Panchayats and made it a great success in
terms of crucial issues, which were examined and noted by media persons for
media reports in coming days.
All
the media persons have appreciated the efforts of ANMF for organising such
Panchayat areas coverage programme in a well organised manner and conveyed
hearty thanks to its President, Mr. K Ganeshan. The President, ANMF thanked the
media persons for participating in the media exposure tour. He also assured
that the issues will be taken up before the competent authorities in the
Administration.
Youths contribute their mite to Kerala relief
PORT
BLAIR, Aug 29:A group of youths has raised
Rs. 52,700/ in just three days for Kerala Flood relief. They collected the money from local
shopkeepers and the general public with the intention of donating all the
collected money to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund. They handed the money on August 27, 2018 to
Dhiraj Jha, Chief Manager, SBI, Port Blair who lauded the noble work done by
the youths headed by Ehtesham Ahmed Khan, Shubhankar Halder, Anshika Mandal,
Pallavi Mandal, Salman Khan and Vicky Wao who also have their own Youtube channel
i.e. VickyWao.
NCS extends helping hand to Kerala flood victims
Port Blair, Aug 29: The teachers and students of Navy Children School
(NCS), Port Blair on Aug 24, 2018 along with civilian volunteers and defence
personnel enthusiastically participated in loading 2.5 tons of relief material
on board Indian Air Force AN-32 Aircraft for dispatch to flood hit Kerala. Part
of this relief material was contributed by the students and staff of the
school.
This effort was in support of the initiative taken by the Islanders for
the Kerala flood victims, which took wings when Vice Admiral Bimal Varma, AVSM,
ADC, Commander -in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN) accepted to
dispatch the relief material by Air Force aircraft when approached by the
Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Shri Bishnu Pada
Ray.
The
Member of Parliament took active interest in the initiative and the first batch
of relief material was dispatched on 21st August 2018. The Aircraft flew to
Thiruvananthapuram from where the material was further distributed by the
Relief Commissioner to the flood affected areas. The second batch left onboard
the AN-32.
Ashes of Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee Immersed at Indira Point
Port Blair, Aug 29: On August 27th, 2018 Asthi of former Prime Minister
Bharat Ratna Swargiya Atal Bihari Vajpayee was immersed in Indira Point,
Campbell Bay by Mr. Vishal Jolly, State President BJP, Mr. Sanjay Singh. State
Vice President BJP, E. S. Rajesh, District President BJP, N. Kiran, Mondal
President, PRI members and all BJP leaders were present on the occasion. During
the Asthi Kalash Yatra from Campbell Bay Airport to Indira Point via Community
Hall the large numbers of BJP workers and sympathizers were paid homage to
former Prime Minister.
Islanders donate relief materials to Kerala flood victims
Port Blair, Aug 22: Setting an example, the people of A&N Islands,
have taken an initiative to help people of Kerala, who are now suffering from
natural calamity. Dozens and Dozens of faceless and responsible Islanders with
the help of the MP, Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray, have raised the fund amounting to Rs.
93,910/- (in rupees) and collected the relief materials worth around 25,00,000
for the flood hit people of Kerala. Packing was done with the help of
volunteer students from DBRAIT and
officers and men of Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy. All the rescue kits are
being airlifted by Andaman Nicobar Command to Kerala on Aug 21, 2018. Around
2.5MT relief materials were airlifted to Kerala through aircraft of ANC.
ANC Organized Innovation Competition; CINCAN praises spirit and efforts of participants
Port Blair, Aug 22: To encourage creative thinking and innovative
spirit, Andaman & Nicobar Command organized an Idea & Innovation
Competition for all Units of the Command at Military Station, Birchgunj on Aug
20, 2018.
The competition, held in various categories, was reviewed by Vice
Admiral Bimal Verma, AVSM, ADC, Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar
Command. He lauded the spirit and efforts of the participants and encouraged
them to keep the innovative spirit alive and promote creative thinking amongst
all ranks.
The
event saw active participation by teams from all components of the Command. A
large number of operational & logistics Innovations were on display. It
showcased such advanced technology like the Multifunction Display Simulator for
Helicopters and Modular Solar Battery charger for soldiers. Various innovations
that invoked curiosity of the on lookers included ideas like generation of
dummy targets on Radar display for training and practice exercises. The
innovations, built using in-house resources, also contribute significant
savings to the exchequer.
CBI arrests two engineers of ALHW
Port
Blair, 22 Aug: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Assistant
Engineer and a Junior Engineer on Aug 21, 2018, both working in Andaman &
Lakshadweep Harbour Work Ltd., Port Blair for demanding and accepting a bribe
of Rs. 22,000/- each from the complainant. The case was registered on a
complaint wherein it was alleged that the accused had demanded a bribe from the
complainant for allowing him to execute the Road repairing Work. CBI laid a
trap and caught both the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting a
bribe or Rs. 22,000/- each from the complainant. Both the arrested accused was
produced before the Special Court, Port Blair.
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Ranchi Basti murder case; 18 year old boy arrested
Port Blair, Aug 8: On
02/08/2018 early morning a dead body of middle aged woman was found in the bush
near water treatment plant Ranchi Basti. The deceased came out to be one Smt. G.
Selvi, aged 40 yrs R/o Ranchi Basti, Lamba Line. Accordingly, a case of murder
was registered at PS Aberdeen and investigation started immediately. Police
swung into action and thoroughly combed the area where the body was found.
Inquiries in the area were carried out widely. Many suspects were rounded up.
During this process one minor who reportedly saw the incident narrated the
incidence of said crime. Accordingly his statement was recorded through child
line team “Prayas”. On his statement before NGO and U/s 164 CrPC before Court,
one accused Rithik Halder S/o Shri Tapan Halder (18 yrs) R/o Ranchi Basthi,
School Line has been arrested. The child witness was produced before the court
for obtaining his statement u/s. 164 Cr. PC. The arrested accused has been
taken on 5- day police remand. The possibility of more than one person involved
in this case is being investigated. Investigation is on. Separate teams have
been constituted for different segments of investigation and all out effort is
on to get to the bottom of the heinous crime threadbare.
In
this connection a delegation of Andaman Tamizhar Sangam also met the SP South
Andaman District. They all were apprised about the investigation status.
Further, keeping in view the sensitivity of the case and as per guidance from
senior officials, one SIT under SDPO (SA) comprising of SHO Aberdeen and other
subordinate officials has been formed. They will investigate the case on day to
day basis under close supervision of SP/South Andaman. The case is also being
reviewed and monitored at the senior level in PHQ on day to day basis.
ICG rescues of 343 passengers of distressed MV Swaraj Dweep
Port Blair, Aug 08: In
an excellently co-ordinated midnight rescue mission, Indian Coast Guard ship
Aruna Asaf Ali de-flooded distressed DSS passenger vessel MV Swaraj Dweep’ which was having 343 personnel
onboard. The vessel reported flooding
about 40 nautical miles east of Carnic Nicobar Island, 190 nautical miles south
of Port Blair.
The passenger vessel
had sailed from Port Blair on 1st Aug with 250 passengers and 93 crew onboard,
alongwith cargo containers for Nancowry Island. However, water ingress was
observed in the vessel’s forward section at hold no.2 due to which the cargo
hold was flooded upto 05 meters level. Despite all out efforts by ship staff
and continuous pumping, water level did not fall below 5 metres.
Post assessment of
situation and severe sea conditions, the master of the vessel relayed midnight
distress message to Indian Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre,
Port Blair at about 0140 hrs (early hours of Aug 02, 2018). Immediately on
receipt of message, Coast Guard swiftly launched a rescue operation for the
safety of the 343 precious lives onboard. Coast Guard ship ICGS Aruna Asaf Ali
was swiftly sailed from Kamorta to assist the distressed vessel. Meanwhile,
captain of the ship was directed to head towards Carnic anchorage.
In the early morning
hours CG diving team comprising of five experienced divers, ex Port Blair,
embarked onboard Coast Guard Dornier aircraft for Carnic. On landing at Carnic,
the team joined ship’s damage control team. All out efforts by the ICG ship’s
damage control team resulted in de-flooding of the vessel using submersible and
diesel driven pumps. The team is fully prepared to undertake underwater damage
control as soon as the leakage is isolated.
By
the time of issuing this report, water level was brought down to 1ft and
evacuation of passengers by ICG ship Aruna Asaf Ali and DSS vessel Kamorta had
commenced. The passengers are being ferried to safety before they embark
respective vessels for their destinations.
Ethics of Public Administration for Govt. Servants
v Dr.
S. Ganesan
Regional Director,
IGNOU
v G.
Siva Ramaiah
IGNOU Student
Ethics is a system
of accepted beliefs, morals and values, which influence human behavior. More
specially, it is a system based on morals. Thus, ethics is the study of what is
morally right, and what is not. Ethics is a comprehensive concept, encompassing
all facts of administration. Emphasis on moral and ethical norms have been an
integral part of our tradition. Though voices of corruption, malpractices and bureau
pathologies have slowly creeped in our system, the combat measures have not
been very effective. Administrative reform measures have to be holistic enough
taking into their purview questions on nature of work ethics, various dimensions
of ethics, focio and concerns of ethics, and also the nature of obstacles to
ethical accountability. For any governance system to be transparent,
accountable, efficient and sensitive, a code of ethics in the form of service
rules, procedural norms and administrative strategies is the requirement of the
day.
In public
administration, ethics focuses on how the public administrator should question
and reflect in order to be able to act responsibly. We cannot simply bifurcate
the two by saying that ethics deals with morals and values, while public
administration is about actions and decisions. Administering accountability and
ethics is a difficult task. The levels of ethics in governance are dependent on
the social, economic, political, cultural, legal-judicial and historical
contexts of the country. These specific factors influence the nature of ethics
in public administrative systems.
The gist of wisdom
on administrative ethics is that the public administrators are the “guardians”
of the Administrative State. Hence, they are expected to honour public trust
and not violate it. Two crucial questions raised in the context are: “Why guardians
should be guarded? And “Who guards the guardian?” The administrators need to be
guarded against their tendency to misconceive public interest, promote
self-interest, indulge in corruption and cause subversion of national interest.
And they need to be guarded by the external institutions such as the judiciary,
legislature, political executive, media and civil society organizations. These
various modes of control become instruments of accountability.
Context
of ethics:
Ethics, whether in
an entire society, or in a social
sub-system, evolves over a long period of time and is influenced, during its
nurturance and growth, by a variety of environmental factors. Administrative
ethics is no different. It is the product of several contextual structures and
it never ceases to grow and change. Following are some of the contextual factors
that influence ethics in public administration systems:
·
Historical
context
·
Socio-cultural
context
·
Legal-judicial
context
·
Political
context
·
Economic
context
Issue
of Ethics: Foci
and Concerns is the administrative system confined to acting morally in its
conduct or does it also share the responsibility of protecting and promoting an
ethical order in the larger society? Most of the focus on administrative
morality is on the aspect of brobity within the administrative system, there is
a need to consider the issue of the responsibility of the governance system to
create and sustain an ethical ambience in the socio-economic system that would
nurture and protect the basic moral values. Moral political philosophy assumes
that the rulers will not only the moral themselves, but also be the guardians of
morality in a society.
Aspects of Ethics in
Public Administration are:
Maxim
of legality and Rationality:
Administrator will follow the law and rules that are framed to govern and guide
various categories of policies and decisions.
Responsibility
and Accountability:
Administrator would not hesitate to accept responsibility for his/her decision
and actions. He/she would hold himself/herself morally responsible for his/her
actions and for the use of his/her discretion while making decisions. He/she
would be willing to be held accountable to higher authorities of governance and
even to the people who are the ultimate beneficiaries of his/her decisions and
actions.
Work
commitment: Administrator would be
committed to his/her duties and perform his/her work involvement and intelligence. Every duty is holy and devotion
to duty is the higher form of worship. This would also entail a respect for
time, punctuality and fulfillment of promises made. Work is considered not as a
burden but as an opportunity to serve and constructively contribute to society.
Excellence: An administrator
would ensure the highest standards of quality in administrative decisions and
action and would not compromise with standards because of convenience or
complacency. In a competitive international environment, an administrative
system should faithfully adhere to the requisites of Total Quality Management.
Fusion:
Administrator
would rationally bring about a fusion of individual, organizational and social
goals to help evolve unison of ideals and imbibe in his behavior a commitment
to such a fusion. In situation of conflicting goals, a concern for ethics
should govern the choices made.
Responsiveness
and Resilience: Administrator
would respond effectively to the demands and challenges from the external as
well as internal environment. He/she would adapt to environmental
transformation and yet sustain the ethical norms of conduct. In situations of
deviation from the prescribed ethical norms, the administrative system would
show resilience and bounce back into the accepted ethical mould at the earliest
opportunity.
Utilitarianism:
While
making and implementing policies and decisions, an administrator will ensure
that these lead to the greatest good (happiness, benefits) of the greatest number.
Compassion:
An
Administrator, without violating the prescribed laws and rules, would
demonstrate compassion for the poor, the disabled and the weak while using
his/her discretion in making decisions. He/she would not grant any benefits to
the stronger sections of society only; because they are strong, and would not
deny the due consideration to the weak despite their weakness.
National
Interest: Though
universalistic in orientation and liberal in outlook, a civil servant, while
performing his/her duties, would keep in view the impact of his/her action on
his/her nation’s strength and prestige. While performing their official roles,
have at the back of their mind a concern and respect for their nation. This
automatically raises the level of service rendered and the products delivered.
Justice: Those responsible for formulation and execution of
policies and decisions of governance would ensure that respect is shown to the
principles of equality, equity, fairness, impartiality and objectivity, and no
special favours are doled out on the criteria of status, position, power,
gender, class, caste or wealth.
Transparency: An administrator will make decisions and implement
them in a transparent manner so that those affected by the decisions, and those
who wish to evaluate their rationale, will be able to understand the reasons
behind such decisions and the sources of information on which these decisions
were made.
Integrity:
An Administrator would undertake an
administrative action on the basis of honesty and not use his/her power,
position and discretion to serve his/her personal interest and the illegitimate
interests of other individuals or groups.
This kind of
specific theoretical knowledge on ethics, public administration can be obtained
from MA in Public Administration, BA in Public Administration programmes of
IGNOU. It covers: Public Systems Management, Decentralization and Local
Governance, Electronic Governance and India; Democracy and Development, Administrative
Theory, Indian Administration, Development Administration, Personal
Administration, Financial Administration and Public Policy.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(The
authors are Dr. S. Ganesan, Regional Director of IGNOU, Regional Centre, Port
Blair and G. Siva Ramaiah, IGNOU student and can be reached at rcportblair@ignou.ac.in)
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Admn. signs MoU with NIWS, Goa
Port Blair, Aug 01: A&N Administration has signed a MoU with
National Institute of Water Sports, (NIWS) Goa, Goa on 26/07/2018 for effective
monitoring & regulation of Adventure Water sports in Andaman & Nicobar
Islands and firming up an annual calendar to enable NIWS, Goa to conduct
affordable and quality training in various Water sports/ Lifeguarding/ similar/
related activities for the interested candidates in Andaman and Nicobar
Islands.
As part of MoU, National institute of Water Sport, Goa will provide
training and licensing to the local youths of these Islands for safe and
efficient practicing of water sports, conduct audit of Adventure Water Sports
units and provide inputs/ support/ advice etc. for the development of policy
framework, safety mechanisms and guidelines for the safe and effective conduct,
monitoring and regulation of Adventure Water Sports in these Islands.
The
National Institute of Water Sports (NIWS), Goa has been setup by the Ministry
of Tourism (GoI) as an 'Apex' body for training, education, consultancy and
research to usher in an era of leisure-water sporting segment in the country.
The Institute is envisaged to function as a model for similar initiatives/
entrepreneurs with regard to faculty and staff, training infrastructure, water
sport equipment and specialized and berthing facilities.
Life Skills Education for School Children
v
Dr. S. Ganesan
Regional Director,
IGNOU
v
Dr.T.R. Satyakeerthy
Assistant Regional
Director, IGNOU
Our everyday life starting from
sunrise to mid-night needs lot of skills to manage our day-time as well as
might-time activities. The school going children learn such skills at home,
school and outside environments. But, all
the children could not get same or similar skills for their life. Both the
parents and teachers integratelly should try to upgrade the life skill
education for the children. The process should be rapid to meet the growing requirements
of children life.
We all witness the higher level
skills in poor children as compared to rich children. Why it is so? The
compelling situations make the learning fast and strong. Frequent re-occurrence
of difficulty situations moulds the children to handle it wisely and
skillfully. Due to this fact, the poor children are able to enhance their life
skills of higher order.
Getting ready for school,
catching the school van at right time at right bus stop etc, are normal
day-to-day skills required for school children. Managing the school bags, tiffin
box, water bottle, pencil box etc are few real life challenges for them.
Students learn lot many things while travelling from home to school and back.
The real world exposures gradually trains the children to manage the life.
In Mumbai, getting into metro
electric train is treated as ‘Guinness
Record” for new traveler. To go to United States, the skill of cooking,
skill of cleaning and maintenance of kitchen items are paramount important
besides US-Visa. Doing everything independently in US, is not that easy life
for our Indian school children. Even if you purchase a table and chair, you
should have the skill to assemble it yourself without the help of carpenter. In
other words, location –to- location, the life skills requirements also varies.
The following are some of
common, important life skills required for school children:
Self-Awareness
includes
our recognition of ourselves, our character, strengths and weaknesses, desires
and dislikes. It is learning about me as a special person. It is a
pre-requisite for effective communication, interpersonal relationship and
developing empathy.
Empathy
is
an ability to imagine what life is like for another person even in a situation
that we may not be familiar with? It helps us to understand and accept others
and their behavior that may be very different from ourselves i.e. understanding
how people are alike and how we differ. It includes skills like-ability to
listen, understand others needs and circumstances, ability to express that
understanding.
Critical
Thinking is
ability to analyze information and experience in an objective manner. This
include skills like-analyzing peer and media influences, analyzing attitudes,
values, social norms, beliefs, and factors affecting them identifying relevant
information and sources of information.
Creative
Thinking is
an ability that helps us look beyond our direct experience and address issues
in a perspective which is different from the obvious. It adds novelty and
flexibility to the situation of our daily life. It is the ability to analyze information
and experiences in an objective manner. It contributes to problem solving and
decision making by enabling us to explore available alternatives and various
consequences of our action or non-action.
Decision-Making
is
process of making assessment of an
issue by considering all possible/available options and the effects of different
decisions might have on them. It is the ability to weigh the pros and cons of
alternative and accepting responsibility for the consequences of the decision.
Problem
Solving refers
to having made decisions about each of the options, choosing the one which is
the best suited and following it through the process till a positive outcome of
the problem is achieved. In all, it is identifying problems, exploring
alternatives and making rational decision. For developing these skills, one
needs to have information –gathering skills, evaluating future consequences of present
actions for self and others determining alternative solutions to problems.
Effective
Communication is
ability to express ourselves both verbally and non-verbally in an appropriate
manner. This means being able to express desires, opinions, and fears and seek
assistance and advice in times of need. Skills include-Verbal/non-verbal
communication, active listening, expressing feelings, giving feedback without
blaming, receiving feedback.
Interpersonal
Relationship Skill
that helps us to understand our relations with others and relate in a positive/reciprocal
manner with them. It helps us to value and maintain relationship with friends
and family members and also be able to end relationships constructively. It
helps in working with others and understanding roles and constraints of others.
Coping
with Stress is
an ability to recognize the source of stress in our lives, its effect on us and
acting in ways that help to control our levels of stress. This may involve
identifying stress, time management, positive thinking and taking action to
reduce some stress for example changes in physical environment, life styles, learning
to relax etc. This is the important skill to be developed in children of the
present world.
Coping
with Emotions is
ability, which involves recognizing emotions in others and ourselves, being
aware of how emotions influence behaviors and being able to respond to emotions
appropriately. It helps to understand that there are a range of emotions and
the expression of emotions may be different for different people in response to
the same situation. It may include managing anger, dealing with grief and anxiety,
coping with loss, abuse and trauma.
Household
related skills
are needed to carry out our day –today activities in the house. It includes
skills like cooking, balanced diet, washing clothes, sweeping and cleaning,
kitchen gardening, health and hygiene, mending, stitching, thrift and household
remedies.
Family
related skills
that are related to management of all the family affairs. All the family
related skills such as planned and responsible parenthood, AIDS/HIV/ STD
awareness, drug abuse, sex education, menstrual management, handling and
stopping family violence, verbal and physical abuse, child abuse, sexual
harassment, first aid (burn, injuries, snake bite drowning, poisoning etc.)
home nursing, health and nutrition are included in it.
Accessing
Public Services skills
relate to knowing and understanding of accessing and operating the existing
public services for day -to -day functioning of life thereby benefitting
family, community and society for improving the quality of life. It includes
skills like post and telegraphs operations, rail/bus services, banking operations,
accessing health and sanitation service, traffic rules and regulation and
computer literacy including internet ticket booking.
Environmental
Awareness relates
to protection, conservation and preservation of environment, understanding the
close relationship between human beings, their activities and the surrounding
in which they live. The environmental related skills are: protection of
environment, identification of pollution hazards and polluting agents,
conservation of resources, recycling of bio -degradable materials for daily
use, love and care for plants and animals, use of eco friendly techniques and
disaster management (floods, earthquake cyclone etc.).
Legal Literacy is important that children are
made aware about laws that govern human life. These laws are essential to
combat conflicts arising out of continuing deep seated inequalities of caste,
class, religion and above all gender inequalities. It is important to build in
our children, enough understanding and commitment to human progress through the
content and process of school education. The key to all human developments lies
in ensuring observance of laws and not enforcement by external agencies. This
includes skills related to constitutional rights and duties, right to
education, consumer education, human rights, rights of the child, right of
women, personal and social laws, labour laws related to crime against women and
public interest litigation.
Forms
of life skills are
Yoga, Sports and Games, Karate, Dance and Music, Art and Craft, Dramatics/Theatre,
Community Service, Excursions & Adventure Camps, Competitions and
Celebrations and Special Events etc.
Curricular
and Co-Curricular Activities can include knowing Myself, Healthy Community,
Love for Animals and Birds, Nutritional Snack Competition, How to Protect
Myself, Know Your Rights, Managing Stress, Social Sensitivity, Water is
Precious etc.
The IGNOU provides such
life-skill education to parents, teachers through PG Certificate in Value
Education (PGCVE). The moral education, life skill education are part of value
education. Value education has been
designed to inculcate the importance of
value education in teaching learning process among teachers, teacher educators,
graduates, NGO’s and professionals from corporate and other sectors. To orient
the target group of teachers (mostly elementary) for integrating values in
their transactional process of teaching and learning, To generate awareness and
interest for inculcating positive values among teachers, professionals,
students, parents and the community and to develop awareness and societal
responsibility among NGO’s Government servants and civil society organizations.
Value
education contains
|
*
Over view and perspectives of values
*
Social Dynamics and Value Development
*
Pedagogy of Values
*
application and support skills
|
To train our young ones, such
professional qualifications or relevant education is highly essential. It is
more true for nuclear family set-ups as compared to joint family system. Let us
all try to communicate and transfer our acquired life skills to our school
children.
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(The
authors are Dr.S. Ganesan, Regional Director and Dr.T.R. Satyakeerthy,
Assistant Regional Director of IGNOU, Regional Centre, Port Blair and can be
reached at rcportblair@ignou.ac.in)
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