The ‘Padhe Bharat’ Campaign was launched on January 1, 2022,  by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He underscored the benefits of inculcating the habit of reading at an early age, which include brain development, better imagination and a conducive learning environment for children. He stressed that reading is the foundation of learning, which encourages students to read books independently, develops critical thinking, vocabulary, creativity and the ability to express both verbally and in writing.

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1. While launching the Padhe Bharat Campaign, the union Education minister has underlined the importance of reading children need to develop to ensure lifelong learning.
2. According to the Union education minister the habit of reading in children must be inculcated at an early age to health them develop their brains and enhance imagination.
3. Emphasis that reading is the foundation of learning and it will motivate the students to develop critical thinking, creativity, vocabulary, and the ability to express themselves.
4. He said five books that he began to read and encouraged others to adopt the habit of reading books and share it with others.
5. Padhe Bharat campaign will focus mostly on children studying in Bal Vatika to grade 8.
6. The campaign is organized for 100 days which starts from 1st January 2022 to 10th April 2022.
7. The campaign urges all the children, teachers, parents, community, and educational administrators, on national and state levels to participate in this campaign.
8. The campaign has decided to organize one activity per week per group to focus on reading enjoyable.
9. The campaign will focus on books that are in the mother tongue, local, and regional languages.
10. 100 days reading campaign encourages and supports students along with the school, parents, teachers, and communities to enjoy reading and read to learn joyfully.

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