nThe Swami Atmanand English Medium School scheme is one of the best schemes for the middle class and parents no more pay hefty fees to private English medium schools, a group of relieved parents told Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday.
Parents Virendra Pandey, Rekhram Sahu and Ranjeet Singh Thakur met Baghel during his visit to the Government Narhardev Model English Medium School at Kanker town. They thanked the Chief Minister for the initiative.
Baghel is on a two-day visit to Kanker town.
Recalling his schooling through blackboard and duster, Baghel said the new generation is studying through digital classroom facilities, an official communication said.
To provide a new direction to in school education to the new generation, the government has started the English medium schools to promote talent and capability of students and to provide a platform so that they face all national level competitions, he said.
During inspection, the Chief Minister witnessed a classroom session and interact with children in English. The students rendered poems.
Baghel on the request of students played badminton with them and took selfies. He stated that at present 52 English medium schools have opened and by next year 100 more will open across the state.
The Narhardev English Medium School has laboratories, computer lab, English language lab, science lab, music and health care rooms, sports ground, hostel for boys and girls and ramp and railing for differently able students, NCC, Wi-Fi premises and smart class projector.