Punjab School education Minister Harjot Singh Bains has said that all government schools in the state will be named on the basis of caste and community.
In a statement issued here on Thursday, Bains said, “There have been many cases of names of government schools in the state being associated with one caste, which makes them feel uncivilized in the present times and also promotes caste segregation.” in society. He said that all the students in government schools of Punjab are being given equal education on the basis of equality, under which the names of government schools cannot be related to class or caste.
The Education Minister said that Punjab is the land of Gurus, Saints and great Prophets who taught humanity to stay away from casteism and all forms of discrimination.
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He said, ‘In today’s era, these names have a deep impact on the tender minds of the students and many a times parents also shy away from enrolling their children in government schools because of these names.’
A report has been sought from all the District Education Officers and Elementary Education Department about various caste-based schools running in their jurisdiction.
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