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- Punjab CM has announced that Punjab girls from nursery to the Ph.D. in govt. schools and colleges will get free education.
- Free textbooks to all govt. schools.
- Free wifi for 13,000 primary schools & 48 govt. colleges.
- 5 new colleges to be set up.
The Punjab Government on Monday announced that girls from nursery to the doctorate level in government schools and colleges will be given free education.
Fulfilling key poll promise and informing about the major steps for women empowerment, Captain Amarinder Singh - Chief Minister made this announcement while speaking in the Vidhan Sabha.
Also, a spokesman informed that the government will provide free textbooks to all the government schools students and will also introduce pre-primary classes (LKG and Nursery class) from the next academic session. As a part of the reforms initiated in the state, the government announced to give free internet service in 13,000 primary schools and all the 48 govt. colleges.
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The Chief Minister expressed that his government will give the highest priority to school education and will also try to increase financial support in the education sector. CM added that textbooks will be uploaded online free of cost allowing students and parents to download them as other government initiatives for improving the current education situation.
In addition, Amarinder informed about a pilot project to encourage English speaking among the government schools students in at least two schools in each educational block from next month, apart from which he had promised to set up five new colleges in the state in the current financial year, notwithstanding the resources constraint and the financial crunch that the government faces.
He expressed his concern with the society split where urban children are favored for good education and given opportunities to study in top colleges while others with a poor educational background, therefore pointing out that the government has inherited a collapsed educational system.
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The state government has also come up with the idea to set up two new Sainik Schools in Mansa and Gurdaspur, and another institute under Maharaja Ranjit Singh Academy, Mohali for training the youth to join the Indian Armed Forces.
