Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday asked the State Higher Education secretary to begin classes in the upcoming Government Degree College at Ferozepur from the current academic session.
Badal, while presiding over a high-level meeting with the senior officers of various departments to review the development works in Ferozepur, assured expeditious completion of all ongoing projects in Ferozepur.
Responding to issues raised by former state BJP chief Kamal Sharma to start academic session at the new Degree College being set up at Mohkam Khan Wala, Badal asked the Higher Education secretary to ensure that classes must begin from the coming session.
He also asked him to ensure that the appointment of Principal, teaching faculty and non-teaching staff must be completed well in advance prior to the commencement of new session.likewise, Badal also asked the School Education Principal Secretary to start classes in the upcoming meritorious school at Hakumat Singh Wala near Ferozepur from August 1.
lt General (retd) KAS Bhullar, Chief of Punjab Meritorious Schools Society, apprised the Chief Minister that most of the construction work in the school had already been completed and we were in a position to begin the classes on schedule for the new academic session.Badal also assured Kamal Sharma that he would personally take up the matter with the Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu for expeditious completion of 25 kms rail stretch connecting Ghariala village in Patti and Mallanwala in Ferozepur.He asked the Deputy Commissioner to immediately initiate the process for requisite acquisition of land for this prestigious rail project.
Badal also directed the PUDA chief administrator to immediately release the balance funds to the tune of Rs 5.74 crore for the completion of C-PYTE building so as to ensure proper training to the youth aspiring to join Armed forces or
State police.