Himachal Chief Minister advocates holistic growth

The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday, October 27,2024 announced that the government is continuously implementing changes in the educational system to promote holistic development of students across all levels.

While addressing the audience at annual functional of Pinegrove School in Dharampur solan district, he mentioned about the state’s education budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, he told it haze raised by 17 percent in comparison the last year.

He mentioned about preparing students for future challenges , education in English medium has commence din government schools for the first class ,Rajiv Gandhi Government Day Boarding Schools are being established in every assembly constituency with a perspective to the overall development of the students.

"Our government is making concerted efforts to make the students well-educated and sensitive. To make the students sensitive towards the environment and water conservation, it has been decided to install rainwater harvesting systems and grid-connected 'rooftop plants' in the day-boarding schools," the chief minister was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.

In addition, the state government has introduced the effective Dr Y S Parmar Vidyarthi Rin Yojana. Dedicating a budget of Rs 200 crore, which aims to provide quality education to deserving students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

"The scheme will benefit the eligible students willing to pursue professional courses abroad," Sukhu adds.

He also talked about libraries being established at the Gram Panchayat level in the state to provide better education facilities and quality reading material to the students at the village level. In the first phase, as many as 493 libraries are being established. He told 850 educational institutions in the state are being developed as excellent educational institutions.

Moreover, beginning with courses in upcoming topics such as artificial intelligence (AI), data science, machine learning and drone training are being introduced in technical institutions to increase employment opportunities for youth taking in consideration the future demands.

The minister further focused that job fairs and campus interviews are being prioritised in all educational institutions to provide young people with secure employment which aligns with their skills.