EM calls for unified support to fulfil the dream of quality education for every child in Punjab
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/ SAS Nagar, April 7-
Launching a scathing attack on opposition leaders, the Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, on Monday, slammed their criticism of the Punjab Government’s education reforms as hypocritical and self-serving.
Addressing the inauguration event organised at Government Senior Secondary School, Phase-11 Mohali under “Sikhya Kranti”, the Education Minister said, "Those who neglected government schools for decades are now seems to have problem seeing ‘Padhda Punjab’. When Punjab's education system was failing, they remained silent. Now that our children are thriving, they feel threatened."
Bains underlined the significant improvements made since the Aam Aadmi Party led government took office in the state. He said," We inherited approximately 20,000 government schools in deplorable conditions—without boundary walls, without proper bathrooms, without adequate educational facilities for our children. Today, nearly every government school in Punjab has boundary walls, functional and separate toilets for girls & boys, furniture, drinking water facilities and 90% have WiFi connectivity,” he said.