Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday asserted his Government’s commitment to improve the level and quality of education in Government schools for the benefit of the underprivileged.
Speaking at the lakshya institute’s Achievers Day 2017 award presentation function, the Chief Minister lamented the declining standards of Government schools and said his Government was striving to enhance the same.
Captain Amarinder presented the coveted trophy Young Achievers Award (IIT-JEE Advanced 2017) to Sarvesh Mehthani, who ranked first in IIT-JEE examination. The student also received a cheque of Rs 25 lakhs from lakshya. Awards and cheques were also presented to other successful students on the occasion.
Reiterating his Government’s commitment to uplift the underprivileged, especially in the field of education and health, Captain Amarinder pointed out that former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was a Government school alumni but went on to become a world-renowned economist. It was the quality of education that made the difference, he said.
Reminiscencing about his school days, the Chief Minister said he still remembered the teachers who taught him in school and even at the NDA.