A state order sends selected urban students to nearby district-headquarter villages for one-night, two-day exposure to agriculture, animal husbandry, fishing, art and rural culture between September and December.
Participating groups will include five accompanying teachers and the stay will last one night and two days, scheduled between September and December of the current year.
Coverage targets 160 government institutions, 732 unaided schools with enrolment above 800, and 39 aided schools with enrolment of 800 or more.
The programme covers students of classes 8, 9 and 11 studying in government, aided, and unaided urban schools within district headquarters. Classes 10 and 12 are explicitly excluded because of board examinations. The initial roll-out is intended to reach about 2,15,577 students.
Gramanubhava targets specific institutions by enrolment size: 160 government institutions, 732 unaided schools with enrolment above 800, and 39 aided schools with enrolment of 800 or more. Student groups will travel with five teachers each.
During the one-night, two-day village stay students will have direct practical exposure to agricultural and farming techniques, horticulture, floriculture, fishing, animal husbandry, and local art and cultural traditions. The Department of Agriculture will act as the technical partner to the School Education Department for executing the programme.
Samagra Shikshana Karnataka (SSK) and the School Education Department (PU) will head implementation. The state has estimated the cost at ₹2.46 crore for the programme as ordered.
Visits must be arranged between September and December of the current year. The order specifies that the groups of students will stay in villages for one night and two days, accompanied by five teachers. The order does not provide further operational details such as transport arrangements, accommodation standards, food provision, medical preparedness, consent procedures, or assessment measures.
The order sets basic scope: who participates, the targeted institutions, the time window, duration of stay, the lead implementing departments, and the technical partner. It also provides a headline budget estimate and an overall student target.
The order does not include granular operational guidance in the text provided. It does not describe how host villages or households are selected, how safety and supervision will be ensured during stays, whether parents must give written consent, how teachers will be briefed or reimbursed, or how learning outcomes will be measured and reported.
The Gramanubhava announcement follows other education-focused moves reported in the region that emphasise broader student support and exposure outside the classroom. The programme's stated focus on practical exposure to agriculture and rural culture aligns with recent public discussions about holistic education and student well-being.
The initiative comes as students and job aspirants continue protests in Patna, with authorities seeking a direct mechanism to address complaints
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