Dr.Raquib Alam, Assistant Professor, University Polytechnic, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), during his meeting with the President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu on January 13, raised the issue of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to seek her assurance on achieving critical targets and goals for SDGs and development of Jamia and AMU Kishanganj.
“It was quite encouraging to see that the Hon’ble President was very much aware about Sustainable Development Goals like Quality Education, Peace, Justice and Strong Institution. The President appreciated my endeavours to achieve the critical targets and goals for SDGs adopted by India in 2015 which is to ‘Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all,’by the year 2030,” said Dr Alam after his meeting with the Hon’ble President.
During his meeting with the President, Dr. Alam briefed about the engraining of skill-based and value-based education among the students. Hon’ble President explained the role of teachers in shaping good well-being from the ancient times and emphasised the importance of value-based education by saying, “Moral values should be incorporated in course curriculum from the childhood.” The President also emphasised that we all have to work together to produce good human beings with high moral values.The President also stressed the importance of both value-based and skill-based learning to create good human beings who can utilise their full potential. She also opined that we all have to work together to produce good human beings with high moral values.
Quoting “The destiny of India is being shaped in her classroom” (The Education Commission, 1964-65), Alam said, “Promotion of value-based education across the country can inculcate character development, personality development, citizenship development, spiritual development of a student. Moral, constitutional,culturaland spiritual values must be imparted to the students from school level.”
Dr.Alam briefed the Hon’ble President that Kishanganj is his home district and one of the most backward districts of Bihar. He requested the President to develop JMI and AMU Centre Kishanganj and also invited President to visit Kishanganj. The President assured him that she will do her best for the betterment of society. “I am very hopeful that we all together will attain the critical targets and goals for SDGs adopted by our country,” said Dr Alam.