Himachal Govt makes changes in education system for holistic development of students: CM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the state government is continuously making changes in the education system to ensure holistic development of students at all levels.

“The main purpose of education is to develop the potential of students and make them responsible citizens,” Sukhu said while addressing the annual convocation at Pinegrove School in Dharampur, Solan on Sunday.

He said that in the financial year 2024-2025, the education budget in the state has been increased by 17 percent compared to last year.

“To prepare the students for the challenges of the future, while education through the English medium has been started from the first grade in government schools, Rajiv Gandhi Government Day Boarding Schools are being opened in every constituency with a view to all-round development of the students,” he said.

Sukhu said, “Our government is making concerted efforts to make the students well educated and sensitive. To sensitize the students about the environment and water conservation, it has been decided to install rainwater harvesting systems and grid-connected ‘Roof Top Plants’ in day schools.”

The Chief Minister said that the state government will appoint ambitious Dr. YS Parmar Vidyarthi Rin Yojana of Rs 200 crore has been launched to provide better education to the deserving students from the poor section of the society.

The state government has decided that under this scheme, students who are eligible and willing to undergo training in professional courses in educational institutions abroad will benefit from the scheme, he said.

He said that libraries are being established in the State at Gram Panchayat level to provide better education and quality reading material to the students at village level.

As many as 493 libraries will be established in the first phase. He said that 850 educational institutions of the state are being developed as excellent educational institutions.

Sukhu said courses such as artificial intelligence, data science, machine learning and drone training are being started in technical educational institutions with the aim of providing better self-employment and employment opportunities to the youth, depending on future demand.

He said that employment fairs and campus interviews are also being organized in all educational institutions so that the youth can get employment according to their ability. He said that besides education, the state government is also paying attention to the health of the youth.

“Mukhyamantri Bal Poshan Aahar Yojana has been started to provide nutritious food to the students at the school level. As many as 15,181 children of the state up to class eight are benefiting from this scheme,” he said.

The Chief Minister said that the state government is bearing the education and other expenses of five thousand orphans under the Chief Minister Sukh Ashray Yojana.

The state government is making efforts to provide quality education to all the youth of the state near their homes, he said.