Haryana Government would recruit as many as 5,000 regular computer teachers next year and include computer education in the regular course in the State.
This was announced by Chief Minister Manohar lal while speaking on the concluding day of two-day International Conference on ‘Making Haryana a Higher Education Power House’ organised at Ashok University in Sonipat. At the conference, hundreds of academicians from across the country and abroad held discussions on various topics for raising the standard of education in the State.
The Chief Minister said the State Government has been continuously working to promote higher education. Recently, 21 new colleges were opened at a distance of every 20 kms in the State. Twenty-seven more places have been identified for opening new colleges, said he.
“At this two-day conference, academicians, including those from abroad, have given us various ideas to increase the standard of education and higher education in the State. We have to take care of education right from kindergarden to the post-graduation level. We have the basic infrastructure in place and will work on their suggestions,” he added
The Chief Minister said that there is a need to check such universities as are running business in the name of education.
We have taken several steps to improve education and Haryana is the first State to introduce teachers’ online transfer policy, he said.
He said that Haryana Kaushal Vikas Mission has been formed on the pattern of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana to provide five lakh unemployed youth with employment opportunities by imparting them skill development training.
Ashok University has promised to start a new course Sanskrit Darshan in Hindi. The Center for Indian Studies would be developed for the development of Indian languages, Manohar lal said.
Speaking on the occasion, Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma said with the opening of new colleges at a distance of 20 kms, higher education had been made accessible to girl students in the State.