Governor and Chief Minister Raman Singh has extended congratulations to new students taking admission on the occasion of ‘Shala Pravesh Utsav’ (School admission festival) in the State of Chhattisgarh. After summer vacation, the Government and private schools opened their new academic session on Monday.
Extending hearty congratulations to new students, Governor Balramji Das Tandon said that some children are continuing their school life while some children are taking admission in a new class. It is going to be an important time of their life, a time of positive change in their life. He said that education is the only way to progress of society-nation. It is the responsibility of every person to provide better education to their children. Governor has appealed that no child should be deprived of education. People should ensure that children are admitted to school in this new academic session.
Greeting the teachers, parents and lakhs of students, Chief Minister Raman Singh in a message, called upon the parents in the entire State to send all their wards to schools. He called upon the citizens to participate in large numbers in 'School Admission Festivals (Utsavs)' and welcome new students and bless them for a bright and prosperous future.
Chief Minister revealed that Rs 12 thousand 472 crore had been allocated for school education in the fiscal 2018-2019. He said that new India will emerge from the portals of Temples of learning. Several steps had been taken to strengthen the school education by providing extra funds, basic infrastructure and high-quality education. After the introduction of Saraswati Cycle Yojana the percentage of attendance of girl students had risen from 65 percent to 101 per cent.
The school students are provided with free text-books. Apart from this dress material is distributed free of cost and mid-day meals. The attendance of school students had climbed from 46 lakh students to 58 lakh students. The 'Drop-Out' rate had dipped to less than one per cent. Good facilities are being provided at Ashram Schools, hostels and boarding schools.
The number of Primary-Higher secondary Schools had risen from 41,587 to 56,621 during the past 14 years. The number of teachers had increased from 1.16 lakh to 2.44 lakh teachers.
Dr. Raman Singh said that there is a primary school at every kilometre, a middle school at every three kilometre, High school at every five kilometre, Higher Secondary School at every seven kilometre. There were 69,184 Primary schools in the year 2003, and now there are one lakh 21 thousand 603 in the year 2016-2017. There are 72,910 Middle-Schools, High Schools 29,140, and Higher Secondary Schools 20,174. Chief Minister assured the people that State Government is committed to provide better quality educational facilities to the student community.