The Delhi Police has launched a community outreach programme titled “Nayi Disha – A Path Back to Learning” to tackle the issue of school dropouts and reintegrate out-of-school children into the formal education system.
About “Nayi Disha – A Path Back to Learning” Initiative
Objective:
- Primary Goal:
Reconnect school dropouts with education through counselling, skill-building, and second-chance learning. - Mission Focus:
- Help students resume formal education or
- Equip them with skills to become job-ready.
- Provide emotional and academic support to address barriers to education.
Key Features of Programme
- Second-Chance Learning: Support for returning to formal education through collaborations with education boards and partner NGOs.
- Counselling: Guidance sessions to motivate and support dropouts.
- Skill Development: Training modules to equip youth with practical, job-ready skills.
- Community-Based Outreach:
- Police-led trust-building with marginalized communities to foster educational reintegration.
- Police officers conduct door-to-door visits to identify school dropouts.
- Engage with children and their families to understand reasons for dropping out.
- Collaboration Partners:
- Education boards
- Partner NGOs
- Local schools
- Social workers
- Support Services Provided:
- Counselling (emotional & academic)
- Assistance with school admissions
- Skill development training
- Ongoing mentorship and trust-building
- Focus Areas: Children affected by:
- Financial constraints
- Domestic issues
- Personal challenges or trauma
- Transformational Shift:
This initiative represents a paradigm shift in policing- from law enforcement to community empowerment and education.
Future Plans
- Initiative is already seeing positive results, as many dropouts have returned to school.
- Delhi Police plans to scale up the initiative to other districts based on its success
Significance:
- Supports the Right to Education (RTE) Act.
- Aims to reduce juvenile delinquency by promoting education.
- Strengthens police-public relations through positive social intervention.