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Khattar: Poor kids to get free education at sanskriti schools

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Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, September 3

Children of poor families, who have been verified under the Parivar Pehchan Patra, will now be imparted education free of cost at Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary Schools.

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The decision was taken in a meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar here today. Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar was also present.

To ensure progress of model sanskriti schools, the Chief Minister directed senior officers to conduct field visits and carry out monthly review of the schools. He further suggested that district senior officers such as Sub-divisional Magistrates (SDMs), District Development Panchayat Officers (DDPOs) and tehsildars should adopt model sanskriti schools.

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Khattar expressed satisfaction over the work done by the Education Department in setting up the schools.

There are 137 Government Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary Schools and 1,418 Model Sanskriti Primary Schools functional in the state.

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