Encouraged by the success of reducing dropout rate in primary schools to as low as one per cent, the Gujarat Government has decided to take the ‘transition rate’ from Class-VIII to Class-IX to 100 per cent, said Chief Minister Vijay Rupani while launching the state-wide ‘Shala Praveshotsav’ – school enrolment campaign for urban areas of the state.
Rupani said his government is completely committed to Right to Education to ensure not a single eligible student is deprived of admission to Class IX. “The government is creating modern educational facilities, be it in towns or villages, or in remote tribal areas. The government allocates crores of rupees to add 1.25-lakh classrooms, and equipping schools with computers, library and laboratories,” said CM Rupani adding that the Gyan Kunj Project is to provide private school-like facilities such as digital classroom and smart classes for in government schools for children from poor and middle class families.
On the occasion the Chief Minister appealed to the guardians to treat this two-day school admission drive as a festival. He said education prepares a child to be future citizen useful to build a nation. He lauded the contribution of founder of Sarva Vidyalay at Kadi, late Manekbhai, and donors for inculcating culture among students and social responsibility.