An awareness drive about the importance of public participation in the voting processes was conducted in Delhi Public School, Sector 40, Chandigarh. Various activities were conducted to sensitise and spread awareness about the ‘Franchise to Vote’ among students. Students were seen enthusiastically participating in the various activities. Where Class 7 and 8 students were seen deeply engrossed designing posters unleashing their creativity, the Class 9 students wrote powerful slogans echoing the theme. Class 10 students thoroughly enjoyed attempting the election quiz. All the activities were videographed.
The Social Science teachers delivered a talk on the importance of public participation of the students in the voting process and their role to exhort their parents to cast their vote in the forthcoming Municipal Elections on December 18, 2016.