Chandigarh : Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said the State Government is fully committed to improving the quality of education in government schools and providing them with better infrastructure. In this direction, new buildings of 150 government schools will be developed across the State, fully conforming to international standards. For the design and construction of these schools, the best models adopted by leading States and reputed institutions across the country, along with guidance from experts, will be taken into consideration.
The Chief Minister was chairing a high-level review meeting of the School Education Department at his official residence, ‘Sant Kabir Kutir’, in Chandigarh on Friday evening. Education Minister Sh. Mahipal Dhanda was also present at the meeting.
Deliberations on comprehensive development of 719 Model Schools
During the meeting, various schemes and activities of the department aimed at promoting quality and modern education in the State were reviewed in detail. Special focus was laid on the comprehensive development and strengthening of 719 Model Schools in Haryana, including Sansriti Model Schools, Chief Minister’s Early English and Excellence Schools, and PM-SHRI Schools.
The Chief Minister directed the officers to ensure that the required infrastructure and facilities are provided in all these schools on priority. He made it clear that new buildings, additional classrooms, separate toilets, strong boundary walls, playgrounds, science and computer laboratories, digital labs, smart classrooms, libraries, new furniture, tablets and other modern teaching resources should be provided in a timely manner. The Chief Minister directed the officers of the Finance Department and the Education Department to ensure that there would be no shortage of funds for these development works and that all construction works should be completed at the earliest.
Education to be based on modern technology and AI
The Chief Minister said that government schools would be transformed with high-quality furniture, digital and smart classrooms, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based learning facilities, vocational education, state-of-the-art science and computer laboratories, and digital libraries.
He said the objective of the Government is to provide students in government schools with a high-quality learning environment so that these schools emerge as centres of excellence in quality education. These 150 new schools and 719 Model Schools will serve as sources of inspiration and role models for all other schools in the State. He called upon the officers to implement this ambitious plan in a time-bound manner and make Haryana a leading State in the country in the field of school education.
Special emphasis on teacher motivation and cleanliness
During the meeting, Education Minister Sh. Mahipal Dhanda also issued important directions to the officers. He said that teachers delivering outstanding performance should be identified, encouraged and felicitated to improve the teaching-learning environment in schools. He also directed that cleanliness, drinking water facilities and overall sanitation standards in all government schools should be further improved.
Senior administrative officers of the School Education Department were also present at the meeting and apprised the Chief Minister of the progress of ongoing development projects and the action plan for upcoming initiatives.
Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Sh. Rajesh Khullar, Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Sh. Vijay Singh Dahiya, Deputy Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Sh. Yashpal Yadav, Director General, Secondary Education, Sh. Jitender Dahiya, Director Smt. Manita Malik, Director, Education Project Council, Sh. Swapnil Ravindra Patil, and other senior officers were present on the occasion.
