In order to ensure better facilities at the government schools across the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday conducted a surprise inspection in the local Government Senior Secondary School to take stock of the situation at the ground level.
“My visit is not aimed at fault finding but the real purpose is to assess the situation at grass root level to introduce comprehensive reforms in the education sector” said the Chief Minister.
The Chief Minister visited the school in the afternoon and remained in the premises for around half an hour. Besides checking the facilities at the school, Bhagwant Mann also interacted with the students and teachers to acquaint him with the grass root realities.
The Chief Minister asserted that Education is the bedrock for building a new and progressive society due to which the state government is according top priority to it. He said that the state government is already working on introducing multi-pronged improvements in the education sector to benefit the students especially from the needy and underprivileged sections of the society. Bhagwant Mann further said that the state government is committed to transforming the government schools of the state into “Schools of eminence”.
The Chief Minister emphasised that these schools will not only provide quality education to the students but will also ensure their holistic development to excel in life. Bhagwant Mann asserted that these schools will be equipped with state of the art infrastructure to ensure that students get good education facilities in these schools. Bhagwant Mann said that this will enable the students studying in these schools to compete with their convent educated peers.
During interaction with the students, the Chief Minister asked them about the curriculum in their school. He also enquired from the students about their ambitions in life and asked them to work hard for achieving their desired goals in life. Bhagwant Mann asserted that hard work, perseverance and dedication are the key to success adding that all the students must imbibe these golden rules in their life to carve a niche for themselves.
Meanwhile after the interaction, the Chief Minister directed the officers to construct ultra modren science laboratory in the school. Likewise, he asked them to upgrade the existing computer software in the systems of the school to ensure that students can learn on updated systems. Bhagwant Mann also ordered the immediate repair of the building for the differently abled students in the school.