Pargat Singh: Govt schools to have 275 new rooms, Rs 8.25 cr released

Chandigarh, Dec 7: Punjab Education Minister Pargat Singh on Tuesday released Rs 8.25 crore for the construction of 275 new rooms in the Government schools.
In a communique here, the Minister said that under the project 27B of NABARD, an amount of Rs 8.25 crore for constructing 275 rooms in the 274 government schools of the State has been directly credited into the accounts of the concerned District Education Offices. He directed the all DEOs to not compromise on the quality aspect and finish the work on time.
He also said that the state government is fully committed to accord special priority to the Education sector with the Education department emphasizing on strengthening of the infrastructure as well as quality education.
Apart from coming up with the smart classrooms, recruitment of teachers has also been undertaken which made Punjab No.1 State of the country in PGI score, said the Minister adding many more milestones would be achieved in near future too.