The Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar on Friday said that effective steps are being taken to provide quality education to the youth in the country.
As a result of this, India is emerging as an empowered nation in the world, said Javadekar while addressing a public meeting after laying the foundation stone of a Central School at village Budayan in district Jindy. Union Minister of Steel Birender Singh was also present on this occasion.
Javadekar said that the 1141st Central School building would be constructed at a cost of Rs 18 crore and it would be ready in next one-and-a-half years. All kind of facilities would be made available to students in schools, he said.
The Union Minister said that India is leading in every sector as per the aspirations of the people. The base of development of any state or country depends on quality of education being provided.
To strengthen this base, both Central and State Governments are making concerted efforts. As many as 15 lakh schools, 38,000 colleges and 700 universities are functional in the country, where 27 crore students are being taught by about one crore teachers. With a view to ensure quality education to all, as many as 3,000 schools were being set up every year by the government in the country, said he.
He also called upon the teachers to give their best to educate the future of the country so that they could contribute their mite in nation building.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister of Steel Birender Singh said that education is the key to success and with the setting up of this school, the students of the area would get quality education. This institute would help in promotion of education in a big way, he added.