Punjab taking measures to upgrade education level

Updated on: Thursday, March 21, 2013

Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, noting that quality education is must to ensure a holostic development of society, said upgrading of educational system is top on the state's agenda.

The government is spending large sums on improving the education system in the state, Majithia said here.

Majithia said, "The government recruited more than 55,000 new teachers, is opening new primary schools and upgrading 858 primary schools, besides spending Rs 141 crore on infrastructure development."

Due to these efforts, the drop-out rate in the schools of Punjab has "sharply declined", Majithia said.

As many as six new Universities and 17 post-graduate colleges have been set-up in the state and the Mohali town is being developed as a knowledge city, he added.

Majithia also accused the Congress of deliberately trying to interrupt the proceedings of the Punjab Assembly.

Punjab taking measures to upgrade education level

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