Priya Sharma|
Jaipur| On the occasion of International Children’s Day, a special “Baal Panchayat” was organized at Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Bhavan, in which cabinet minister Ramesh Chand Meena interacted with the children. Child representatives from Rajawas and Jairampura Gram Panchayats of Jaipur participated in this special Baal Panchayat organized by Digital Baal Mela and UNICEF.Ankush Singh, Communication Specialist, UNICEF Rajasthan Office was also present at the event who described the campaign as an initiative which will give direction to the children’s future . Dr.Meena Sharma, mentor of the Digital Baal Mela present on the occasion, said that we have demanded the state government to ensure child participation in gram panchayats and that the government should adopt the idea of Baal Mitra Panchayat in the state.
Child representatives from the Panchayats of Jaipur reached the Panchayati Raj Bhavan, carefully placed the local issues before the Panchayati Raj Minister, while the Child Sarpanch of Jairampura, Payal Jabdolia, drew the government’s attention to the educational facilities for girls in rural areas. Baal Sarpanch of Rajawas Gram Panchayat, Jaishankar Meena raised the demand for increasing the facilities of sports in rural areas. It is worth mentioning that these Baal Sarpanchs were elected in the Baal Panchayats organized by Digital Baal Mela and UNICEF in Jairampura and Rajawas . These children were elected by the children present in the same Baal Panchayat by casting votes through the ballot box .
The Rajasthan government is celebrating Children’s Week, under which many programs are being organized. But in this Baal Panchayat event, the children got an opportunity to interact directly with the Panchayat Raj Minister and these children got to know the Panchayat Raj system closely. Jai Ram Pura Gram Panchayat Sarpanch -Jagdish Nitharwal and Rajwas Sarpanch -Meenakshi Meena, social worker Suresh Sharma, Panchayat Samiti members Bhagwan Sahay Jabadolia, Ramesh Devanda were present with the children, as well as educationists from both Gram Panchayats also participated in this Baal Panchayat.
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