New Delhi: For the first time, India is preparing to introduce the concept of Gram Sabhas into classrooms to educate children in rural and tribal areas about their rights and responsibilities. The Panchayati Raj ministry is set to launch ‘Model Youth Gram Sabha’ (MYGS), a school-based programme where students will stage mock Gram Sabha sessions, much like the popular Model United Nations or youth parliaments, according to two senior government officials who told Mint on the condition of anonymity. Also Read | India invests in modern seed labs to battle climate, boost yields

To make this happen, the Panchayati Raj ministry plans to rope in the ministries of education and tribal affairs to initiate the Gram Sabhas under a programme that will be broadly known as the “Model Youth Gram

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