The Punjab government has renamed seven governmentschools after freedom fighters and martyrs under its educational institutionsrenaming policy.
Giving more information, School Education Minister Mr.Vijay Inder Singla, on Tuesday, said that to keep the memory of freedomfighters, martyrs and eminent personalities alive and recognize their uniquework in our minds, the state government had started this initiative.
He informed that two government schools of districtBathinda; Government Senior Secondary School (Girls) Kaureana and GovernmentPrimary School Patti Pitho have been named after Shaheed Lance Naik KuldeepSingh Government Senior Secondary School and Shaheed Sepoy Kuldeep SinghGovernment Primary School, respectively.
Similarly, two schools of district Mansa have been renamed;which included Government Senior Secondary School (Boys) Khayalan Kalan asShaheed Udey Singh Government Senior Secondary School and Government SeniorSecondary School (Boys) Joga as Comrade Jangir Singh Joga Government SeniorSecondary School, while Government Senior Secondary School (Boys), Sathiala(Amritsar) named as Shaheed Inspector Raghbir Singh Government Senior SecondarySchool, Government Senior Secondary School, Ghunnas (Barnala) as Shaheed SepoyDaleep Singh Government Senior Secondary School and Government Middle School,Vinjhwan, district Gurdaspur as Shaheed Havildar Rajinder Singh GovernmentMiddle School.