Rajnath praises PM Modi for bringing desired reforms in education system

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for showing firm resolve and strong will in effecting desired and bold changes in the education system of the country.

Speaking after inaugurating new premises of Adarsh Defence and Sports Academy in Lalsagar here, he said, “In the recent decade, many essential changes (reforms) have been affected in the education system. I wish to thank our Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji for demonstrating a strong will and firm resolve for effecting the reforms. This was not an easy task.”

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Sharing his own experience of being the education minister of Uttar Pradesh, Singh said, “That was the era when copying in examinations was almost in the institutional dimensions. Mass copying used to keep the results as high as 80 per cent, never below the mark of 60 per cent.”

“I, being the education minister, took serious exception to the situation, legislated on the Anti Copying Law that evoked unpopular sentiments among people as the results of exams dropped down to 14.2 per cent,” he said.

“The impact of my decision was that I lost the next assembly election,” he said.

Appreciating the changes/reforms affected, the defence minister said, “The changes that are brought (now) are proving to be the power (strength) of India. Today, it is the internet era where the needs and requirements of the youth have been changed. You cannot separate one subject from the other, several issues or aspects become inevitable and unavoidable.”

Singh also admired the role of the Vidhya Bharati and the Adarsh Defence and Sports Academy for imparting comprehensive and inclusive education – training to youngsters.

The institution has been ensuring education to its students for evolving their personality as capable and responsible civilians. Here equal importance is being given to strike proper equilibrium between spiritual and divine knowledge and the academic curriculum, he observed.

Union Tourism and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and several dignitaries were also present.