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Registrations
close on May 15; Internship offers 100 hours of Swachhata
MUMBAI:
Continuing its social communication endeavour, Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) has
drawn the attention of universities and colleges to the unique Swachh Bharat
Summer Internship (SBSI) launched by the centre and requested them to take full
advantage of the programme.
The Ministry of Human Resource Development
in association with the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has launched
the 'Swachh Bharat Summer Internship – 100 Hours of Swachhata' - following the
Prime Minister's clarion call on 2nd October 2014 for each individual to devote
at least 100 hours to Swachhata through the year.
The programme aims to develop the
skill and orientation of youth for sanitation related work, bring youth across
the country an opportunity to make a significant contribution to the swachhata
revolution and integrate youth in the community service in rural areas in the
run up to the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Registrations for the SBSI are open
till May 15, 2018 and the education institutions can log into https://sbsi.mygov.in/ for details and quick
enrolment.
PRCI, which runs Young Communicators Clubs (YCC) at various universities
and colleges teaching mass communication requested the students and the
teachers to spread the good word about SBSI and
make best use of the summer vacation with a social communication
message: #Go4it-swachha bharat summer prog. Ckk-https://sbsi.mygov.in/
The Internship entails at least 100
hour of Swachata related activities in rural areas and students enrolled in Colleges/
Universities are eligible for it. Candidates may participate individually or in
teams.
Candidates will have to devote at
least 100 hours conducting Swachhata-related activities in rural areas selected
by them and approved by the parent institution.
As regards the rewards, the government
says all participants will be given a Swachh Bharat Internship Certificate on
completion of their internship and its approval by the parent institution. In
addition, two curriculum credits will be given to interns whose internship
reports are found eligible to get credits by parent institution.
In addition to certificates, the
programme offers cash awards of University Level: Rs 30,000, Rs 20,000, Rs
10,000 at the University level, Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 at the State
level and Rs 2 lakh, 1 lakh, Rs 50,000 at the national level.
Full marks to the HRD ministry for
initiating this unique programme aimed at channelizing the youth power into a
constructive activity, PRCI said.
