Chandigarh- In one of many largest technological overhauls in Punjab’s instructional historical past, Punjab Schooling Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday introduced a large ₹400 crore digitalisation venture beneath the Punjab Sikhya Kranti, stating that the Bhagwant Mann Authorities has initiated an unprecedented transformation that can equip authorities colleges with state-of-the-art expertise and essentially redefine classroom instructing throughout Punjab.
Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann termed the initiative a transformational milestone in Punjab’s schooling journey and mentioned, “This can be a historic intervention. By no means earlier than within the historical past of Punjab’s authorities colleges has digital infrastructure been rolled out at such scale. Below Punjab Sikhya Kranti, we first strengthened school rooms and improved studying outcomes. Now we’re guaranteeing that each youngster has entry to fashionable digital instruments. Our college students have to be ready not only for at the moment, however for the longer term.”
Addressing a press convention at Punjab Bhawan, Bains mentioned that the bold initiative will change outdated {hardware} and section out out of date pc methods whereas guaranteeing that each one authorities Senior Secondary Colleges, Excessive Colleges and Center Colleges are outfitted with the most recent digital infrastructure.
Sharing particulars of the historic intervention, Bains mentioned, “As many as 38,649 brand-new desktop computer systems outfitted with the most recent software program are being deployed throughout 5,012 authorities colleges. These will probably be distributed to all Senior Secondary and Excessive Colleges, in addition to 50 % of Center Colleges, guaranteeing that college students have entry to the most recent {hardware} and expertise.”
He additional knowledgeable that devoted pc labs will probably be established in 5,000 authorities colleges, guaranteeing that each one Secondary and Senior Secondary authorities colleges have totally useful pc labs. “To foster interactive studying, we’re putting in 8,268 Interactive Flat Panels in 3,694 colleges. Each Senior Secondary and Excessive Faculty will obtain these panels, with bigger colleges receiving 4, 5 and even eight items primarily based on pupil energy. This large infusion of expertise ensures that digital literacy and good studying are not the privileges of personal establishments however the elementary proper of each pupil in Punjab’s public faculty system,” he mentioned.
Describing the transfer as a decisive shift from conventional chalkboards to technology-driven good school rooms, the Schooling Minister famous, “The transfer would section out out of date pc methods. For too lengthy, our college students had been engaged on computer systems so outdated that they barely functioned, nonetheless operating on outdated variations of Microsoft Paint. We’re altering it completely.”
He emphasised that implementation has already begun and isn’t a future promise. “This isn’t simply an announcement for tomorrow; deliveries have already begun in colleges at the moment. By the twentieth of March, each faculty in each district of Punjab will obtain their new gear,” he mentioned.
Minister Harjot Singh Bains reiterated that the mass-scale rollout marks a structural shift in pedagogy and mentioned, “This mass scale rollout of Interactive Flat Panels and computer systems is a recreation changer. It would essentially change how classes are delivered, understood and skilled. Punjab Sikhya Kranti is about systemic reform, and digital school rooms are a vital pillar of that transformation.”
The Schooling Minister additional knowledgeable that Faculty Heads have been directed to organise Faculty Stage Unboxing Celebration Programmes between twenty first February and twentieth March by inviting mother and father, Faculty Administration Committees, village panchayats, retired lecturers and ex-servicemen to witness the inauguration of this new digital period. “We would like the group to see the change within the authorities schooling system. Typically, individuals have a look at authorities colleges from the surface and don’t realise the transformation inside. Let the mother and father see that their kids are studying with the most recent expertise, maybe even higher than non-public colleges within the space. This may construct confidence in our public schooling system,” he mentioned.
Responding to a media question relating to TET {qualifications}, Bains mentioned, “I need to guarantee each trainer. Your jobs are safe. Nobody will lose their job.” He mentioned he understands the nervousness amongst skilled lecturers who’ve been serving for 20 to 25 years and warranted that authorized options are being explored. He added that he stays in fixed contact with trainer unions and is exploring each authorized avenue, reiterating that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab Authorities stands firmly with its lecturers.
The initiative is being applied with strict monitoring, protected set up protocols and clear utilisation of public assets, guaranteeing that the digital transformation is delivered successfully on the bottom.
With Punjab Sikhya Kranti steadily transitioning authorities colleges from conventional school rooms to good, technology-enabled studying areas, the Bhagwant Mann Authorities has positioned Punjab’s college students on the forefront of digital preparedness, guaranteeing that they’re outfitted with the competencies important for larger schooling, employment and management in a quickly evolving world.
