Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that the residential school being constructed in Jaiharikhal will be a different school. It will have various high quality facilities for the students. The CM said this after unveiling the foundation of renovation works at the Government Inter College in Jaiharikhal on Sunday.
Regarding the boarding school also being built in Jaiharikhal, the CM said that meritorious students will be selected to this school on the basis of entrance test.
Children from economically weaker families will get equal opportunities for education in this institution. Stating that the Hans Foundation is assisting in the building of this school, he said that the foundation is getting works costing more than Rs 500 crore done in the State. The foundation has provided considerable assistance for provision of health facilities, school buses and potable water supply.
A national skill institute is also being built by the foundation in Pauri district. Stressing on the need for quality and vocational education for children, he said that the Government, children and their guardians will have to make joint efforts for their bright future.
Later, Rawat attended the diamond jubilee function of the government inter college Devikhet in Dwarikhal. He announced that a memorial will be built in the area in honour of freedom fighters.
Stating that on average there is one teacher for every 17 students in Uttarakhand, he said that the State’s position is among the best in India when it comes to student-teacher ratio.