Tarn Taran news: Edu Minister launches projects worth Rs 3.07 cr in border district

Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains inaugurated projects worth Rs 3.07 crore in this border district as part of the ongoing ‘Punjab Sikhia Kranti’ during his visit here on Wednesday.

Bains visited schools near the international border in Khemkaran (Tarn Taran), inaugurating Rs 3.07 crore worth of infrastructure projects, including smart classrooms, science labs and boundary walls. After inaugurating facilities in villages like Kals, Mastgarh, Mehndipur, Khemkaran and Wantaara Singh—located just 20 meters from the border—he emphasised that the Punjab Government’s ambitious “Punjab Sikhya Kranti” was launched from the revolutionary land of Khatkar Kalan on April 7. He also announced a Rs 20 lakh grant for the government school at Mehndipur.

Taking on political opponents who questioned the Sikhya Kranti, Bains stated, “When they had power, they did nothing for educational reform, but now they cannot see children from ordinary homes becoming doctors and engineers through good education.”

Bains said, “The people of Punjab are feeling the big changes in the education sector, and the people themselves will answer those who raise their fingers at this campaign.”

He said Rs 35 crore has been spent on infrastructure development in government schools in the Khemkaran assembly constituency alone.