Education minister reaches out to government school students

Tribune News Service

 Mohali, November 2

 Youth should dedicate themselves to achieve their life goals with hardwork, determination and devotion as sky is the limit for them. Every child has talent but the need is to spot and hone the same and the situation warrants career counseling to the students from the primary level itself.

 These views were expressed by Punjab Education Minister Pargat Singh today while interacting through EDUSAT with teachers and students of the government schools of the state.

Going down the memory lane, the minister remembered his school days when he studied sitting on a mat and credited his teachers for shaping his personality. He reminisced about his Headmaster Mukhtiyar Singh, maths teacher Basant Singh, physical education teacher Daljit Singh, Hindi teacher Sita Sharma, art teacher Gian Chand and said that teachers enjoy a very respectable place in society.

 He also exhorted everyone to desist from bursting crackers and celebrate 'Green Diwali' in order to enjoy sound health and ensure clean environment. He also said that the students should place equal importance on academics as well as sports and have a balanced diet. By doing this, they can enjoy a much healthier life, added Pargat Singh.

 Emphasizing importance of mother tongue, he said that today countries like China and Japan have progressed by adopting their mother tongue. What a child can learn in mother tongue, he cannot in any other language. He also said that the knowledge of every subject must be translated into Punjabi and digitized.

  He also divulged that hockey taught him the all important aspect of team spirit in which every person has some significance. "I strongly believe in team spirit at every platform in life", said Pargat Singh. Remembering his initial days as a Hockey player, Pargat Singh, who was also Captain of the team, said that at the age of 18 years he went from New Delhi to Jalandhar at midnight to fetch his passport for his first tour and again went from Jalandhar to Mithapur in afternoon running 7 km.

 Speaking on the occasion Secretary Education Ajoy Sharma added that the main motive of education is the overall development of the students who should also be bearers of good character along with being good in the academics. The Director General School Education Pradeep Agarwal mentioned the achievements made by the School Education department during the previous years.

 DPI (Secondary Education) Sukhjit Singh, Director NCERT Jarnail Singh, DPI (Elementary Education) Harinder Kaur, Assistant Director Gurjit Singh and Bindu Gulati, Chairman Punjab School Education Board Yograj Singh, Vice Chairman Varinder Bhatia, Controller of Examinations Janak Raj Mehrok and Assistant Secretary Gurtej Singh were among those present on the occasion.

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