By PTI
CHANDIGARH: Fifty-six authorities colleges with caste tag have been renamed by the Punjab authorities, weeks after School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains issued an order to rechristen these named on the premise of caste and fraternity.
The School Education division modified the names of 56 authorities colleges, together with main and excessive colleges.
The colleges have now been renamed after the village they’re positioned in, or a identified persona, martyr or a neighborhood hero.
The division had sought a report from all of the district training officers and elementary training division about colleges bearing caste-based names operating of their jurisdiction.
The Aam Aadmi Party’s Punjab unit on Friday welcomed the federal government’s transfer.
“A New Era of Education System has dawned upon Punjab. Fifty-six govt schools with caste tag renamed by AAP Govt in Punjab. The schools have now been renamed either after the village they’re located in, or a local hero, martyr or a known personality,” mentioned a tweet by the ruling social gathering’s state unit.
Among the colleges which have been renamed embrace 12 in Patiala district, seven in Mansa, six in Nawanshahr and 4 every in Sangrur and Gurdaspur and three every in Fatehgarh Sahib, Bathinda, Barnala and Muktsar.
On December 1, Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains had issued an order to rechristen state’s all authorities colleges named on the premise of caste and fraternity.
However, an order to this impact was issued on December 26.
In an announcement right here, Bains had mentioned, “Several cases have come to the notice regarding the names of many government schools in the state being associated with a caste, which makes them feel uncivilised in the present era and at the same time promote caste segregation in the society.” He mentioned all college students have been being given equal training on the premise of equality in authorities colleges of Punjab underneath which the names of presidency colleges couldn’t be associated to class or caste.
The training minister had additionally mentioned Punjab is the land of gurus, saints and nice prophets who’ve taught humanity to avoid casteism and all types of discrimination.
In right this moment’s period, these names have a profound impact on the tender minds of scholars and generally many mother and father additionally chorus from enrolling their youngsters in authorities colleges due to these names, he mentioned.
CHANDIGARH: Fifty-six authorities colleges with caste tag have been renamed by the Punjab authorities, weeks after School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains issued an order to rechristen these named on the premise of caste and fraternity.
The School Education division modified the names of 56 authorities colleges, together with main and excessive colleges.
The colleges have now been renamed after the village they’re positioned in, or a identified persona, martyr or a neighborhood hero.
The division had sought a report from all of the district training officers and elementary training division about colleges bearing caste-based names operating of their jurisdiction.
The Aam Aadmi Party’s Punjab unit on Friday welcomed the federal government’s transfer.
“A New Era of Education System has dawned upon Punjab. Fifty-six govt schools with caste tag renamed by AAP Govt in Punjab. The schools have now been renamed either after the village they’re located in, or a local hero, martyr or a known personality,” mentioned a tweet by the ruling social gathering’s state unit.
Among the colleges which have been renamed embrace 12 in Patiala district, seven in Mansa, six in Nawanshahr and 4 every in Sangrur and Gurdaspur and three every in Fatehgarh Sahib, Bathinda, Barnala and Muktsar.
On December 1, Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains had issued an order to rechristen state’s all authorities colleges named on the premise of caste and fraternity.
However, an order to this impact was issued on December 26.
In an announcement right here, Bains had mentioned, “Several cases have come to the notice regarding the names of many government schools in the state being associated with a caste, which makes them feel uncivilised in the present era and at the same time promote caste segregation in the society.” He mentioned all college students have been being given equal training on the premise of equality in authorities colleges of Punjab underneath which the names of presidency colleges couldn’t be associated to class or caste.
The training minister had additionally mentioned Punjab is the land of gurus, saints and nice prophets who’ve taught humanity to avoid casteism and all types of discrimination.
In right this moment’s period, these names have a profound impact on the tender minds of scholars and generally many mother and father additionally chorus from enrolling their youngsters in authorities colleges due to these names, he mentioned.