Punjab model of ‘Smart Schools’ is best: Social activist

Nawanshahr, April 17

Taking cognizance of the reports regarding the proposed visit of Punjab CM to Delhi schools (which was cancelled on Sunday), a Nawanshahr-based social activist, Parvinder Singh Kittna, has urged the Chief Minister that before visiting Delhi schools, he should visit government schools of Punjab.

He said a visit to government schools would definitely prove an eye-opener that Punjab had already shown the way how school infrastructure could be spruced up with missionary spirit by making it a mass movement with concerted, consistent and dedicated efforts of the government, teachers and community.

“The Chief Minister should appreciate the dedication and zest of the school teachers and community for converting most of the schools into smart schools, which is the glorious legacy of Punjab inherited from the great gurus,” said Kittna, adding that there was a huge gap of number of government schools in Delhi and Punjab. While there are about 1,300 schools in Delhi, Punjab has more than 19,000 government schools.

Besides, teachers had also made a remarkable contribution towards developing innovative teaching techniques, modules, activities and latest digital applications for ensuring qualitative improvement in education, he added.

He urged the CM to take stock of the developments in the state education sector comprehensively and objectively so that a concrete policy could be chalked out to bring in further improvement. He also pointed out a scarcity of staff in Punjab schools and urged him to take effective steps to resolve the problem.