There is need to change lord Macaulay’s education system continuing since the British era, said Union Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu here on Monday.
He had reached Bhilai to participate in the ‘Vikas Parv’ being celebrated by the Central Government to inform people about its achievements during the past two years.
“We also need to ‘Indianise’ the modern education being imparted to our students,” the Minister said while dedicating the newly constructed building of Saraswati Sishumandir School at Bhilai city.
‘Bhartiyata’ is a lifestyle and the students in schools and colleges should be told about Indian history and great Indian personalities, he pointed out.
While praising the School, the Union Minister opined that Saraswati Sishumandir was an institution where students are inspired to be disciplined and learn social harmony.Across India about 1.36 lakh students are getting education in this school, he said while stressing that there is need for expansion of this school in Bhilai. He said that every person should sacrifice something in the interest of society and must be responsible towards it. later on, the Union Minister unveiled a statue of Swami Vivekananda.