195th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule | 12 Apr 2022

Why In News?

On April 11, 2022, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made various announcements at the 195th birth anniversary celebrations of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, the Jannayak of Backward Classes Welfare in Damoh.

Key Points

• On this occasion, the Chief Minister announced that every year on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, there will be a voluntary holiday for the government employees.
• Mahatma Jyotiba Phule and his wife Savitri Bai Phule did important work for the upliftment of the poor, downtrodden and girl child, including backward classes, so keeping their views in view, the Madhya Pradesh government will include their biography in the educational curriculum.
• One CM approved for Damoh district. Rise School will be named after Mahatma Jyotiba Phule. The Chief Minister announced that now every year the birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule will be celebrated with great pomp at different places. He also announced to give the form of Nagar Panchayat to Batiyagarh Gram Panchayat of Damoh district.
• The entire life of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule was spent in the struggle for women, poor and farmers. She created a new revolution in the field of women's education and campaigned for widow marriage. This was the reason that he was given the title of 'Mahatma' in the Kisan Sabha held in Mumbai in the year 1888.
• On this occasion, the Chief Minister distributed the Madhya Pradesh Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Backward Classes Service State Awards for the last three years. Dr. Hukum Singh Kushwaha of Dabra for the year 2017-18, B.R. of Umaria for the year 2018-19; Satpute and RN of Rewa for the year 2019-20; Patil was presented with a cheque and a citation worth Rs 2 lakh each.