Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that education was not only a medium for obtaining degrees and diplomas but a resource for overall development of youth which in turn helped in nation-building.
“India is a country which has the largest youth population in the world. Uttar Pradesh is lucky to take a lead on this front as the state accounts for maximum youth who are 35 years of age. In such a situation, youth power can catapult the state to the forefront,” the Chief Minister said while addressing the 113th Foundation Day function of Kalicharan PG College here on Wednesday.
Yogi Adityanath said that today the 113-year-old institution had been given a new lease of life. “If the seed remains in its original form, then it is nature while destruction of the seed is a deformity. But if the seed becomes a tree and dedicates itself to public welfare, then it is culture,” he said.
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The Chief Minister said that Kalicharan College was opened in 1905 at a time when the British rulers were conspiring to divide Bengal.
“A nationalist revolution was initiated in the country to thwart that conspiracy. The foundation of the college was laid during that period. At that time, it started as a primary school. In 1913, it took the shape of high school and this huge building came into existence as the foundation of the school was already very strong,” the Chief Minister said.
Praising the contribution of the college, the Chief Minister said an alumnus of this college, Lalji Tandon, was today the Governor of Madhya Pradesh. “There are several such names that have become role models for lakhs of people in the country,” he said.
“The efforts initiated by the Uttar Pradesh government are showing effective results now. In basic education, through the School Chalo Abhiyan, over 50 lakh children have been sent to Basic Shiksha Parishad schools in the last two-and-half years,” he said.
The Chief Minister said social media was a big challenge these days as it could be both useful and a harmful weapon.
“Too much dependence on it can lead you to the wrong path. Its right use can take us to a creative path while wrong usage can be self-destructive,” he said.
Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon said the college should be developed as a ‘deemed university’.
On the occasion, the Chief Minister also inaugurated the newly-built Shatabdi Bhawan. Besides Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma was also present on the occasion.