The 28th National Reading Day will be celebrated on 19th June 2023, the following week as Reading Week and Reading Month will be celebrated from 19th June to 18th July 2023. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a circular to all affiliated schools to celebrate P.N. Panicker National Reading Day on 19 June 2023. The board also encouraged the schools to celebrate the subsequent week and month as “Reading Week” and “Reading Month”.

CBSE requested to celebrate Reading Day, Reading Week and Reading Month by organizing activities as suggested by the P.N. Panicker Foundation or other activities. Students may also be encouraged to participate in the activities and competitions being organized by the Foundation. Further details are available at pnpanickerfoundation.org

The National Education Policy 2020 has emphasized reading as a key skill for foundational learning. The critical role played by Public/ Schools/ Digital libraries towards this end is also highlighted. The P.N. Panicker Foundation has been a key contributor in this area.

Honouring the father of the Library Movement, the late P.N. Panicker, 19th June is being celebrated as Reading Day and the following week as the Reading Week. Started as a Reading Day Celebration on 19th June 1996, it has become a mass movement to promote the culture of reading.

On 19th June 2017, Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the 22nd National Level Reading Month Celebrations and gave a clarion call to propagate the message of ‘Read and Grow’ among all the citizens of the country by 2022.

 

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