HP govt considering to create three separate directorates of education: Sukhu
- Posted: January 13, 2025
- Updated: 01:22 am
DW BUREAU / Shimla
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said the state government is considering to create three separate directorates of education.
Laying the foundation stone of Rajiv Gandhi day boarding school to be built at a cost of Rs 25 crore in his home constituency Nadaun in Hamirpur district, the chief minister said that these directorates would be for pre-primary to class 2, class 3 to 12 and for undergraduate classes.
The state government will take a decision on this matter in the coming time, he said in a statement issued here.
Asserting it is the state government's vision to provide quality education to the children studying in the government schools in rural areas, Sukhu said the construction work of Rajiv Gandhi day boarding schools has begun in 10 assembly constituencies in the state.
The Chief Minister said that the previous BJP government opened 600 schools without making proper provision for staff. Therefore, our government decided that these schools will not be opened until provision for adequate staff is made.
He said that due to the policies of the previous BJP government, the quality of education had declined and Himachal Pradesh had reached 21st position in the country. He said that the state government has sanctioned 11,833 posts in the education department in the last two years. As many as 3,196 TGT, JBT and C&V teachers have been appointed and the process of filling other posts is underway through the State Selection Commission.
He said that the state government is recruiting 6,297 Early Childhood Care Education Tutors, 5,291 TGT, Shastri and JBT as well as 245 Special Educators.
He said that the state government is strengthening the rural economy. For this, the state government has started procurement of cow milk at the rate of Rs. 45 and buffalo milk at the rate of Rs. 55 per litre. He said that maize produced through natural farming is being purchased at the rate of Rs. 30 and wheat at the rate of Rs. 40 per kilogram.
The state government has procured 4000 metric tonnes of natural maize. Apart from this, by making a historic hike of Rs. 60, MNREGA wages have been increased from Rs. 240 to Rs. 300. He said that in the coming time, more developmental steps will be taken to strengthen the
rural economy.
The Chief Minister said that the present state government is trying to provide quality facilities to the people of the state. Along with education, health facilities are also being improved on a large scale.
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