Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 19: The Government is planning to give a qualitative facelift to the Central Basic Higher Secondary School Purani Mandi which has produced many distinguished personalities and has people including the Chief Justice of India TS Thakur as its alumni.
This was revealed by Minister for Education Naeem Akhtar during his visit to the school. He was accompanied by Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq.
The Minister called for short and long term measures to improve the quality of education in the school besides developing the infrastructure. Under short term measures, the Minister directed for immediate face-lifting of the school and for providing furniture to the school.
To improve the learning level of the students in the school, the Minister directed officials to depute dynamic teachers to the school who can inculcate enthusiasm among the students. Minister said the Government will deliberate upon various long term measures that can be taken to make the institution as one of the prestigious institute of the State.
On the occasion, Minister for Rural Development, Panchyati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq said the Rural Development Department will help the Department of Education in improving the infrastructure of the schools in rural areas. He said the department has already taken up works for construction of many school buildings under convergence.
Minister said the education sector is the basic building block of the society and the Government is committed to improve the learning environment for the students which include infrastructure development.
He said the Rural Development department is also constructing playgrounds for schools under convergence with MGNREGA.
Both the Ministers later visited Sunjwan Higher Secondary School where the RDD has constructed a playground in convergence scheme with MGNREGA. The ministers inspected the laboratory block which is being constructed by RDD under convergence.
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