Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said the nomenclature of PGT of the School would be changed into Lecturers in the Education Department.
The Chief Minister said the promotion quota for school lecturer would be increased from 50 percent to 60 percent and posts of Vice Principal would be created in Government Senior Secondary Schools in the State. He also announced one time withdrawal in holding annual increment of teachers having low result.
Addressing the State Level Education Conference on Universal, Free, Compulsory and Quality Education for all at Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Agriculture University, Palampur in Kangra district, Thakur said that he was particularly proud of the strides the State has made in the field of education.
"We have achieved a significant shift in education, both in qualitative and quantitative terms," he says, pointing to major infrastructural improvements in educational institutions. Recruitment of thousands of trained teachers was in pipeline so as to ensure that every institution has adequate staff, he added.
The Conference was organized by the Himachal Pradesh School Lecturer’s Association (HPSLA).
Thakur said the State Government has introduced several schemes for making Himachal Pradesh as an education hub of the country. He said Medha Protshan Yojna has been launched to provide financial assistance to meritorious students to prepare for various competitive examinations, adding that Atal Adarsh Vidya Kendra would be opened in the State for imparting quality education to the students.
Remembering his school days, the Chief Minister said that he had to travel about 18 Kms daily, but today there were educational institutions in almost three Kms distance in the State.
The Chief Minister also released a souvenir on Universal, Free and Quality Education on the occasion. This souvenir has been edited by Prem Sharma.
Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj said the State has been awarded as the “Best State” amongst the big states of the country in the ‘State of the State Survey’ conducted by a reputed weekly of the country. He said that the State today can boost of about 24 Government and Private Universities and over 18,000 educational institutions, but now it was need of the hour for qualitative improvement in the field of education.
Former Chief Minister and Member of Parliament from Kangra, Shanta Kumar said that teachers have been entrusted with the biggest responsibility to transform the society. He said that he was happy to know that Himachal Pradesh has been awarded as the best State of the country in the field of education for which he congratulated the Chief Minister and the Education Minister.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Vipin Singh Parmar said that State was poised to emerge as the most progressive State of the country.
State President of Himachal Pradesh School Lecturer’s Association Kesar Singh Thakur said that access to quality education can bring a sea change in the society.