Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday inspected a Senior Secondary School in Hoshiarpur and ordered immediate corrective action after noticing the poor condition of the school.
During the visit, the minister walked through the corridors and classrooms of the school. He later inspected the playground area and also interacted with the students and the teaching staff.
In a post on X, he wrote, “Conducted a surprise visit to Senior Secondary School, Hoshiarpur (New Chandigarh, Mohali). The school requires a major revamp, and I have directed the concerned officers to take immediate necessary action to upgrade the infrastructure."
Earlier, on December 19 last year, Bains had said that the Hunar Shiksha Schools initiative, presently being run as a pilot project in 40 schools across the state, would be expanded further.
He said the Hunar Shiksha Schools initiative is a new effort in the education sector, which is aimed at empowering students with practical skills, besides academic learning to make them job-ready, according to an official statement.
A total of 40 schools have been set up as Hunar Shiksha Schools, where students are trained from Class 9 onwards so that they are prepared for job opportunities immediately after completing Class 12. The aim is to ensure that students are not fully dependent on higher education for jobs and can enter the workforce directly after schooling.
As per the Punjab government, experts have designed four skill-based courses under the programme. One of them is a healthcare course, being offered in collaboration with institutions like Apollo. Under the initiative, students will receive both board-recognised certificates and industry-recognised certifications, helping them find jobs across various sectors.
Besides healthcare, courses such as fashion design, painting, accounting, computer education, and digital design are also being offered to promote self-employment and entrepreneurship among students.
The Education Minister said that true self-confidence does not come from certificates alone, but from faith in one’s own abilities and skills.
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