Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday said that the SAD-BJP alliance Government was committed to revitalize State’s complete education system in coming years. “The State Government has given due attention on development of education sector in the State which can be gauged from the fact that Punjab has now jumped to the first position among big States, from 14th position in 2012-13,” said Badal while addressing the gathering during the convocation of Bhutta Group of Colleges at Bhutta Village in ludhiana district.
The Chief Minister said that complete transformation of the education system in the State was on Government’s top priority for which stupendous efforts were being made. Badal said that they were aware about the need of quality education in today’s competitive age when owing to the modern techniques of communication whole of the world has become a Global village.
“Keeping in view the need to impart quality and modern education to the students of the State, the Government has kept the education sector on its top priority. The Government is already working in the direction of complete overhaul of the primary, secondary and higher education along with the technical education in the State,” he said.
He added that to help the poor students, Dr Hargobind Khurana Scholarship Scheme has been launched for meritorious students, besides six Residential Schools have been established at Mohali, Bathinda, ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Patiala to provide free and quality education to meritorious students scoring 80 percent in Class X.
“To provide world class higher education to youth, two new universities would be opened and their clearance would be granted in next cabinet meeting…For training skilled manpower, skill development centres would be opened in the State,” he said.