PM Launches Mission Schools Of Excellence In Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Mission Schools of Excellence in Gujarat’s Adalaj. The Mission has been conceived with a total outlay of 10,000 crores. During the event at Trimandir, Modi also launched projects worth around INR 4,260 crores. The Mission will help strengthen education infrastructure in the state by setting up new classrooms, smart classrooms, computer labs and overall upgradation of the infrastructure of schools.

Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister said that Gujarat is taking a monumental step towards the creation of the Amrit generation for the Amrit Kaal. “This occasion is going to serve as a milestone for a developed India, and for a developed Gujarat'', he said. Throwing light on the recent development of 5G technology, he remarked that although we have used the 1st to 4th generation of internet, 5G will usher in a transformation across India.

“With every passing generation, technology has connected us to every small aspect of life”, Modi continued, “Similarly we have seen different generations of schools.” Highlighting the capabilities of the 5G technology, he said that it will take the education system beyond smart facilities, smart classrooms and smart teachings and take it to the next level. “Our younger students can now experience the power of virtual reality and the internet of things in schools”, he added.

He expressed happiness that through the Mission Schools of Excellence, Gujarat has taken the first and most significant step in the entire country. The Prime Minister congratulated the team of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel for this monumental achievement. The Prime Minister expressed delight at the array of changes that Gujarat has seen in the field of education in the past two decades.

He recalled the dilapidated state of the education sector in Gujarat and informed that 20 out of 100 children would never go to school. He further added that those students who did manage to get to school would drop out after 8th standard. He also pointed out that the condition of the girl children, who were stopped from attending school, was even worse than the rest. Remarking on the paucity of educational centres in tribal areas, the Prime Minister pointed out that there were no plans in place for science education at all.

Modi underlined, “In these two decades, the people of Gujarat have shown the transformation of the education system in their state.” He informed that in these two decades, more than 1.25 lakh new classrooms were built in Gujarat, and more than 2 lakh teachers were recruited. “I still remember the day when programmes like Shala Praveshotsav and Kanya Kelavani Mahotsav were started. The effort was that when the son and daughter go to school for the first time, it will be celebrated like a festival”, he exclaimed.

Recalling the time when he served as the Chief Minister of state, he informed that he travelled from one village to another and requested all the people to send their daughters to school. “The result has been that today almost every son and daughter in Gujarat has started reaching school, and going to college after school.” He expressed his appreciation for the parents also who paid heed to his requests for sending their children to school.