Nukkad nataks & skits inspire parents to enrol kids in govt schools

Aakanksha N Bhardwaj

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Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, March 25

Flexes installed at public places, door-to-door campaigns, announcements at bus stands and now nukkad nataks, mono acting and skits…no, it is not an election campaign, but these steps are being taken to increase enrolment at the government schools.

In a first, nukkad nataks are being held in the districts so that the people are encouraged to send their wards to the government schools.

The play begins with women who are chit-chatting to each other. One of them asks the other if his son studies in a private school as he speaks such fluent English. She replies, ‘no, he studies in a government school’.

Then, two students from the school converse in English during the natak so that everyone in the village understands that the students in the government schools have the capabilities that a private school possesses, and that too at minimal fee.

‘Aajaao hun chaliye, school sarkari’, a song has also been released by the Education Department, in which the lyrics boast about the good infrastructure, well-qualified teachers, smart classrooms, and projectors.

In Nawanshahr, a team comprising of teachers Balwinder of Government Primary School (GPS) Langroya, Baljinder Kaur from Government Primary School Mehatpur, Ashu Kalia from GPS, Pannu Majara, Gurjot Kaur from GPS Kariam, Jasveer Kaur from GPS Mahalo perform nukkad nataks at various villages at Nawanshahr.

Today, the natak was held at Gunachaur village. The nataks have been performed in Sona, Mubarakpur, Durgapur, Barnala Kalan, Bhagora, Barwa, Langroya, and Mehandipur to date.

Parmod Bharti, state media coordinator of the enrolment booster team, said the Education Secretary is taking feedback and has really appreciated the initiatives being taken by the team members and teachers on their own level.

“Almost every schoolteacher has been coming with a unique idea and the motive is the same: to increase enrolment at the schools. Nukkad nataks are being performed, songs are being sung, there are mono acting and skits. The drive doesn’t stop here only, we are continuing with the process and will definitely succeed,” he said.