‘Enrolment, results of govt schools improve drastically’
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, February 12
Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Friday said to commemorate and laud the contribution of renowned personalities, the state government has named five government schools after martyrs.
A government schools situated at Bundala village in Jalandhar district has been named after Comrade Harkrishan Singh Surjit. Now, the school will be known as Comrade Harkrishan Singh Surjit Government Senior Secondary School, Bundala. Having served as a national general secretary of CPI (M), he passed away in 2008 at the age of 92.
Singla said apart from implementing the name changing policy in a transparent manner, the state government has ensured improvement in quality of school education. The minister said results of reforms introduced by their government has shown positive results, which were visible as enrolment and results improved incredibly.
He said before issuing the notification, the Education Department had concluded the due process of verification and sought clearances from the departments concerned.
