India, June 18 -- The Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy (MSFDA) has announced a special online lecture series focused on the educational, emotional, and career-related needs of students from single-parent families. Higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil launched the programme on Monday by releasing a poster.

The lecture, titled "Single-Parent Students: Equal Opportunity, Dignity and Empowerment," will be conducted online through Webex on June 18 at 5 pm, and participation is free of cost.

According to officials, the lecture is being organised to create greater awareness about the challenges faced by students raised in single-parent households and to equip educational institutions with tools to support them...