REITERATES GOVT\u2019S COMMITMENT TO REGULATE FUNCTIONING OF ALL PVT & PUBLIC COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES<\/p>\n
Chandigarh,<\/p>\n
Fulfilling yet another poll promise of his government, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced the decision to allow elections to<\/p>\n
the student unions in universities in the state from the academic session 2018-19.<\/p>\n
Winding up the discussions on the motion of thanks on Governor’s Address in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, the Chief Minister pointed out that these elections<\/p>\n
were suspended over three decades in the past due to disturbed law and order but with the state now returning to peace and normalcy, these elections would<\/p>\n
take place regularly, as were being held in Panjab University, Chandigarh and Delhi University.<\/p>\n
He said that students’ union elections would be held in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjabi University, Patiala and Punjab Technical University along<\/p>\n
with their affiliated colleges.<\/p>\n
The Chief Minister also reiterated his government\u2019s commitment to set up a Regulatory Authority to regulate the functioning of all Private and Public Universities<\/p>\n
and Colleges in the State. A Group of Ministers was in the process of finalizing the draft after consultations with stakeholders, he added.<\/p>\n
An Advisory Group comprising eminent educationists to suggest measures to improve the standards of higher education in the State was also under process,<\/p>\n
said the Chief Minister, listing out a series of initiatives taken by his government to improve the state\u2019s education systems at both, school and college\/university<\/p>\n
levels.<\/p>\n
Youth would be adequately skilled by imparting relevant vocational training so as to enable them to be gainfully employed, the Chief Minister said Punjab would<\/p>\n
be the first state to make its curriculum National Skills Quality Framework compliant from the coming 2018-19 academic session.<\/p>\n
On a pilot basis, English medium would be started in at least two primary, middle, high and senior secondary schools in each educational block from July<\/p>\n
onwards, said the chief minister, adding that, besides all-round promotion and development of mother tongue Punjabi across Punjab, the state was also<\/p>\n
contemplating to offer some international languages in senior classes for those children who are keen to seek employment outside the country. He highlighted<\/p>\n
the significance of few foreign languages like Mandarin, Italian, French and German, which were catching the fancy of youth, who were seeking lucrative job<\/p>\n
avenues across the globe. The Chief Minister emphasized the need to give up orthodox mindset in the present context by sticking to one language but at the<\/p>\n
same time, he categorically said that the importance of our mother tongue Punjabi would never be overlooked.<\/p>\n
Lamenting that almost 50 percent students could not get through the board exams last year, the Chief Minister said that they had inherited a virtually collapsed<\/p>\n
system of school education and his Government was taking several corrective measures to rebuild the education system.<\/p>\n
For the first time, pre-primary classes for children in age-group 3 to 6 years had been started in government schools and as many as 1.60 lakh children have<\/p>\n
been enrolled in these classes, said Captain Amarinder Singh, adding that ‘Padho Punjab-Padhao Punjab’, a unique programme, was being implemented for<\/p>\n
students at pre-primary, primary and middle levels to improve their learning outcomes. For senior students, the Government will commence the programme<\/p>\n
from 1st April 2018 besides starting a system of ranking schools and instituted a Best School Award.<\/p>\n
Elaborating the steps being taken for infrastructure development in the schools, the Chief Minister said that the government was installing green boards and<\/p>\n
providing necessary furniture in all primary schools and RO system for drinking water in 1500 high and senior secondary schools. He said that 1500 new<\/p>\n
classrooms will be constructed with NABARD funding and free internet facility was being provided in all Government schools from April this year.<\/p>\n
The Chief Minister also informed the House that one smart school in each education block was being created in the coming year to provide computer-aided<\/p>\n
learning. Apart from these, vocational training and skill programmes had been started in 780 Senior Secondary schools across the State.<\/p>\n
Assuring the House that his Government would ensure distribution of free text books in schools well in advance before the start of next academic session,<\/p>\n
Captain Amarinder Singh also informed that mid-day meal would be regularly served to 14.52 lakhs children.<\/p>\n
The Chief Minister said his government had taken up a number of measures for reforms for teachers, including separate cadre of teachers for border districts<\/p>\n
and creation of a cadre of Education Administrators. The automated transfer policy had been approved and will be implemented from the coming transfer<\/p>\n
season, he added.<\/p>\n
As many as 1645 teachers had been recruited and 1800 teachers regularized since his government took over, he said, adding that posts of teachers across<\/p>\n
schools had been rationalized and proper staffing norms had been created, along with launch of special drive to resolve long-pending grievances of teachers<\/p>\n
regarding promotion, grant of leave, etc.<\/p>\n
Highlighting the measures being taken in Higher Education, the Chief Minister informed the House that a useful suggestion had been made by Dr. Manmohan<\/p>\n
Singh during his recent visit to Amritsar about setting up digital libraries in the State. He announced that the Government would provide special funds for<\/p>\n
establishing digital libraries in GNDU, Amritsar and Punjabi University, Patiala, which would allow them to procure digital editions of books as well as subscribe to<\/p>\n
online journals and reference material. He said that a budgetary provision of Rs. 5 crore has been made for this purpose.<\/p>\n
The Chief Minister further that said that MoU had been signed to provide free Wi-Fi in all campuses of Government Engineering Colleges, Government<\/p>\n
Polytechnic Colleges and Government ITIs. He also pointed out that Punjab Government would urge the Government of India to set question paper for our ITIs<\/p>\n
and Polytechnics in Punjabi, in addition to English and Hindi for the benefit of Punjabi medium students. The State Government would also start skills training<\/p>\n
courses in ITIs after class hours to optimally utilize the infrastructure, said the Chief Minister.<\/p>\n
Announcing setting up of 10 more Government Colleges next year, Captain Amarinder Singh said that the state would have 15 new colleges as five had already<\/p>\n
been announced this year. He said that NoCs had also been issued for setting up 8 private colleges, besides free Wi-Fi facility in all government college, with all<\/p>\n
48 colleges to be covered by June. He further informed the House that a new NCC Unit in the border district of Tarn Taran had also been set up.<\/p>\n
The Chief Minister said that State Government had implemented ‘Mukh Mantri Vazifa Yojana’ for meritorious students studying in government polytechnics with<\/p>\n
rebate from 70 to 100% on tuition fee based on performance with an increased admission by 25% this year.<\/p>\n
Captain Amarinder Singh also announced the setting up of a world-class Skills’ University at Chamkaur Sahib to be named after our Dasam Pita Sri Guru Gobind<\/p>\n
Singh ji and said that Punjab Government was keen to attract leading international players to set up Centres of Excellence in the University.<\/p>\n
He informed the House that the State Government was also in the process of setting up a Regional Vocational Training Institute for Girls and Regional<\/p>\n
Directorate of Apprenticeship Training near Mohali at a cost of Rs. 35 crore, besides new ITI near Ludhiana in partnership with industry as part of the Cycle<\/p>\n
valley project in Dhanansu. Apart from the present 115 Skill Development Centres, 100 new training centres will come up in the next 6 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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