Shillong, April 26: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) along with the Meghalaya State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) in collaboration with the Asia Foundation and New India Junction on Tuesday organised the State Level cum Sensitization Orientation Programme on Pariksha Parv 4.0 at the State Convention Centre, Shillong.

The Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly, Metbah Lyngdoh, attended the programme as the Chief Guest and Social Welfare Minister Kyrmen Shylla was the Guest of honour.

Addressing as the gathering, Lyngdoh expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the initiative of the Pariksha Parv campaign. He said that the new idea to celebrate the festival of examinations is ideal and through the Pariksha Parv, the students can remove the stress and anxiety of examinations.

Stressing on the professional role in undertaking tests, observation and writing skills of students, which will go a long way in reducing their stress, he urged upon the teacher’s community to help the children become mentally stronger and enable them to take responsibility and become better citizens of the future. The Speaker also urged upon everyone to become champions of child rights and also learn more about child rights

During the programme, the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour distributed the “Exam Warriors”, a book authored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the school students.

Other dignitaries who attended the programme included Iamon M Syiem, Chairperson SCPCR, Meghalaya, Rupali Banerjee Singh, Member Secretary NCPCR, Dr Sujatha Sathpathy, Professor, Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS New Delhi, Dr Jyotsna Bharadwaj, Faculty for Diploma in Guidance and Counselling course, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations of education, NCERT, amongst others.