Under the ‘Punjab Sikhya Kranti’ campaign initiated by the state government with the aim of bringing a revolutionary change in the education system of the state, today development works worth ₹2.02 crore were dedicated in various government schools across the district. These include development projects worth ₹63.36 lakh in primary schools and ₹1.39 crore in upper primary schools.
As part of this campaign, Punjab Minister for Horticulture, Freedom Fighters and Defence Services Welfare, Mohinder Bhagat, inaugurated development works worth ₹2.65 lakh at the Government Primary School Basti Sheikh (Girls), which includes a modern classroom and flooring.
Speaking at the event organized at the school, the Cabinet Minister said that the Punjab Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is taking large-scale initiatives to develop government schools in all aspects and provide quality, modern and timely education to students.
He said that the Aam Aadmi Party government is giving top priority to education and is equipping government schools with ultra-modern basic facilities.The Cabinet Minister also appealed to parents to enroll their children in government schools as all the facilities were being provided there.
Similarly, MLA Balkar Singh from the Kartarpur Assembly constituency inaugurated development works worth ₹45.77 lakh at Government Primary Schools in Dittu Nangal, Bisrampur, Naharpur, and Patar Kalan; Government Senior Secondary School Patar Kalan; and Government Middle School Fazilpur.
In addition, development works were dedicated in other schools across the district as well, which include classrooms, laboratories, boundary walls, science labs, library rooms, and essential repair works.