Ludhiana: Payal MLA Manwinder Singh Giaspura said on Friday “education is our top priority”, with a special focus on empowering govt schools in Punjab. He, along with additional deputy commissioner (rural development) Dr Harjinder Singh Bedi, conducted a review of the District Education Development Committee. Stressing the importance of ensuring access to quality education for every child in the district, they directed the education department to ensure “no student is left without access to schools.
Giaspura and Bedi said the Punjab govt had committed itself to enabling children to benefit from its progressive education policy.
They urged officers to enrol all children, who had dropped, in schools as soon as possible. They instructed the education department to ensure that students receive iron and folic acid tablets after their mid-day meals, with the administration of these tablets supervised by teachers. They also stressed the importance of taking students to libraries to foster their interest in reading.
The MLA and the ADC reviewed the status of development projects in schools across the district. They engaged in detailed discussions regarding on-going construction works, the mid-day meal programme, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), inclusive education for disabled students, the UDise survey, food grains distribution, toilet facilities and other related matters.
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