BHOPAL: The culture of study tours fading fast could be judged by the fact that only seven colleges have been allotted funds for study tour this year. Lack of concern and initiative by colleges has led the scheme to this stage.
When only fifty some days are left for department’s budget fund of this financial year 2019-20 to be lapsed, officials have released Rs 3.40 lakh for seven colleges to organize study tours across the state. The colleges are from Jabalpur, Sagar, Gwalior, Satna, Indore, Ujjain and Betul districts.
“I remember very well that study tours were organised in colleges every year and students remained excited throughout the year about study tour,” said retired college principal APS Sikarwar.
Such study tours gave exposure to students besides witnessing things they have read in books only. Students used to observe culture and heritage of places besides knowing about its history and other unique prepositions, he added.
A higher education official said that earlier principals used to send proposals for approval and made budgetary provisions for it but for past some years college students and teachers both have been engaged in several other activities thereby missing study tours.
The official added that under World Bank aided projects in colleges such activities find special mention and change could be seen from next academic session.
