Describing the ‘Schools of Eminence’ as a revolutionary step for ensuring the golden future of the students, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said that it was a giant leap forward towards becoming a real frontrunner in the field of education.
Addressing the gathering during opening of School of Eminence here, Mann said that during the stints of previous governments Punjab was shown as front ranking state in education only on paper. However, he said that now the state will really lead the country in imparting quality education to the students. He bemoaned that the Government schools were striving for basic infrastructure and manpower but the previous governments misled the people by presenting forged figures.
The CM said that as these governments ignored an important sector like education so the state is behind in this field. He said that several students were forced to leave their education in between thereby ruining their bright future. Mann said that due to lack of resources and laxity of previous governments girls were not able to pursue their education.
He said that these 117 schools of eminence being set up in 23 districts of state are temples of quality education. He said that the purpose of setting up these schools is to give wings to the dreams of the bright students of government schools. Mann envisioned that these schools will enable the students to compete with their convent educated peers in various competitive exams across the country.
Mann said that these schools are being set up to cherish the aspirations of our great freedom fighters and also announced that to name these schools on great martyrs and national leaders who had laid down their lives at altar of their motherland. He emphasised that these schools will groom the students for futuristic needs and emerge Punjab as role model in education sector across the country.