Introduction of Integrity Clubs in Schools

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has taken many significant curricular and co curricular activities and programmes to sensitize the students on the importance of sustainable development practices, life skills and upholding high values so that these are manifested in their behavior in all spheres of their lives. During the meeting of the Vigilance Advisory Council set up by the Central Vigilance Commission, the members were of the view that due to excessive influence of electronic media, internet and mobile phones, increasing practice of nuclear family system and rapidly growing urbanization, children are more exposed to negative values. With the purpose to inculcate moral values into the minds of young children so that they grow up to become socially and morally responsible citizens of the country, all the affiliated schools of CBSE are advised to set up Integrity Clubs in schools on the model followed by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and adopted by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan in its schools. The integrity clubs are designed as ‘Community groups’ for cultivating ‘human values’ among students by means of organizing games, activities and workshops in schools. For complete details about setting up of integrity clubs in your schools, kindly visit the website http://www.aai.aero/vigilance/Integrity_Club_Booklet.pdf. The Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt. of India has forwarded a D.O. letter No. I-19034/4/ 2011-NI.II dated 24.10.2011 of Hon’ble Minister of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, wherein it has been directed to all Ministries to observe “ Qaumi Ekta Week (National Integration Week) from 19th to 25th November, 2011” for promoting communal harmony and to reaffirm our age old traditions and faith in the values of tolerance, co-existence and brotherhood in a multi-cultural and multi-religious society. The observation of the “Qaumi Ekta Week” will also help to highlight the inherent strength and resilience of our nation to withstand actual and potential threats to the eclectic and secular fabric of our country, and nurture a spirit of communal harmony in its widest sense. Accordingly, it has been decided that the National Integration Pledge taking Ceremony will take place in the Conference Room 2nd Floor at Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi-110092 on 22.11.2011 at 2:00 P.M. Pledge will be administered by Hon’ble Chairman, CBSE. An extempore speech will also be held on the topic “Qaumi Ekta / National Integration”. The officers / officials desirous of participating in the speech may submit their willingness to Assistant Vigilance Officer. Similarly, all the Regional / Branch Offices of the CBSE will arrange similar programme of National Integration Pledge in their respective offices and report the compliance. The bilingual text of the pledge is enclosed herewith. The enclosed copy of the logo of National Integration may also be prominently displayed on the publicity material during the week.