The education system in Haryana is being strengthened, and people must also realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of making India a developed nation by 2047. The statement is of the state’s Chief Minister, Nayab Singh Saini, made on Sunday, as he reaffirmed his government’s commitment to make Haryana a leading state in the field of education. The goal has been set to fully implement the new National Education Policy in the state by this year, said the chief minister.
Ten new Industrial Model Townships will be established in Haryana, which will provide employment opportunities to lakhs of youth. In the past 10 years, 1.80 lakh youth have been given government jobs purely on merit, CM asserted while addressing a gathering as the chief guest at the programme organised on the occasion of the 75th foundation year of "Saini Shikshan Sansthan (Saini Education Society)" in Rohtak.
Speaking on the institutions’ contribution to the education system, the CM said that the institution has completed a glorious 75 years of spreading the light of education in society. On May 10, 1941, in a chaupal (community courtyard) of Rohtak, the institution started with Saini Primary School and, following the message of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule that "work is worship," after 75 years today, the Society has grown by leaps and bounds, he then added.
The state is ensuring enrollment of every child in the schools is done under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, the chief minister said, adding that the Atal Tinkering Labs have been set up in all 22 districts of Haryana.
Digital education, smart classrooms, tablet distribution, and e-learning have been promoted in schools. Putting into practice the "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" campaign, facilities like safe transport for girl students, scholarships, and sanitation have been increased. Establishment of model schools in every block, imparting education in AI, coding, and digital skills to children, linking skill development programmes from the school level, and promoting research and innovation in higher education are being done, the CM added.
In the view of promoting digital education, 5 lakh tablets have been distributed to students of classes 10 to 12, digital boards installed in about 40,000 classrooms, and 1,201 Information and Communication Technology labs established. To strengthen the foundation of children, a Functional Literacy and Numeracy programme has been launched for Classes 1-3.
Through the National Skills Qualification Framework in schools themselves, arrangements have been made to make children proficient in various skills. To date, this system has been implemented in 1,001 schools in the state. Haryana established 1,420 Government Model Sanskriti Primary Schools, along with 218 Government Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary Schools. Meanwhile, under the PM Shri School Scheme, Haryana has opened 250 PM Shri Schools, the chief minister further informed.
Besides this, the CM Saini inaugurated the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Shiksha Sadan and laid the foundation stone of the new building of Saini Public School, and said, "Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, the pioneer of social revolution, and India's first woman teacher Savitribai Phule, are the jewels of the Saini community. They worked in the field of women's education and struggled lifelong for the upliftment of the weaker sections. They continuously raised their voice for the education of girls, widow remarriage, and the upliftment of deprived sections".
The chief minister then said that following the path of great personalities such as Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, his government is working with the spirit of "Haryana Ek, Haryanvi Ek". Mahatma Jyotiba Phule had said that only education can uplift a person and society. Along with his wife, Savitribai Phule, he opened India's first girls' school in Pune. The lamp of education instilled self-confidence among women, backward and deprived sections, the chief minister further added.
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