Payal Dixit, a student of Upper Primary School in Pipargaon, Farrukhabad, sat in the District Magistrate’s chair and reviewed public grievance applications under the Mission Shakti campaign. A Class 6 student in Uttar Pradesh got an opportunity to experience the work of a district magistrate for a day.
She was also introduced to the overall administrative setup-learning how the Chief Development Officer oversees the Development Department, how the ADM manages Revenue, and how SDMs, Circle Officers, and Block Development Officers operate at the tehsil and block levels… Under this initiative, today a 6th-grade student from the Upper Primary School came to sit in the DM’s chair as District Magistrate for a day. District Magistrate Ankur Lather explained the initiative and the student’s role. She reviewed public grievance applications during the DM’s public hearing session. The exercise was a symbolic initiative to familiarise a school student with public service and administrative work. Payal’s role was limited to the programme and did not amount to a permanent appointment as District Magistrate.
In a video shared by news agency IANS on X, he said: “As you all know, the Mission Shakti campaign is currently underway, coinciding with the ongoing Navratri festival that began on the 11th.
