Desh Ke Mentor
Desh Ke Mentor is a programme started by Government of Delhi with the main objective of connecting voluntary mentors with students of classes IX to XII of Delhi Government schools and nurturing them in education and career guidance. The mentors from various professional and academic backgrounds will be assigned a set of students to be trained in 2 to 6 months based on their gender and personal interests. Mentors are required to allot a weekly time of 10 minutes to train the students. The programme is expected to benefit nine lakh students each year. History and Objective . Desh Ke Mentor programme was launched by Government of Delhi in October'2021 with the idea of connecting students of classes IX to XII of Delhi government schools with volunteers who chose to be mentors after fulfilling the eligibility criteria for the same. The programme is designed to facilitate young students with guidance on higher education and career choices and preparing them for various enterance exams and also teaching them on handling various pressures. Under the programme each mentor will be assigned 10 students based on their gender and skills in respective areas. Bollywood actor Sonu Sood is chosen as Brand  Ambassador. Various famous personalities like Olympian Ravi Dahiya,Singer Palash Sen,RJ Adi and Comedian Saloni Gaur were present during launch of the programme and interacted with students. Anyone can participate in the initiative launched by Directorate of Education under "Youth For Education" programme by giving a missed call on 7500040004 and downloading "Desh Ke Mentor" app. Till January 2022, around 1,74,000 students have been mentored by 44000 mentors, among whom 500 members are from Indian Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Management and 15,600 members are doing graduation or Doctors in Philosophy from reputed educational Institutes and around  7500 mentors are working in top posts of reputed organisations. Mentor Selection and Requirements. Following are the requirements of Mentor under this programme: Concerns. Desh Ke Mentor faces following concerns from National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR): Safeguards. On the suggestions of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, following protective measures were taken: