Chairing a departmental meeting here on Wednesday, he reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring quality education for all, including students in rural areas, and set a target to achieve 100 percent transition from primary to higher education.
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has directed the Education Department to explore the possibility of setting up specialized institutions, such as science, arts, and sports colleges in the state.
Chairing a departmental meeting here on Wednesday, he reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring quality education for all, including students in rural areas, and set a target to achieve 100 percent transition from primary to higher education.
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The chief minister stressed the need to rationalise both colleges and academic streams. He instructed the department to conduct a detailed study so that necessary changes can be implemented from the next academic session.
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He also called for identifying emerging subjects with better employment prospects, completing the grading of colleges, and filling staff vacancies to meet academic and infrastructural requirements.
Sukhu directed that state-specific content be incorporated into the school curriculum to help students better understand their surroundings and heritage.
He stated that construction work had begun at eight sites for Rajiv Gandhi Day-Boarding Schools, part of a phased plan to open one in every assembly constituency.
The government is also considering upgrading 56 existing schools into these day-boarding institutions, which will offer enhanced infrastructure, nutritional diets, sports, yoga, and other extracurricular activities alongside strong academics.
Highlighting recent progress, the Chief Minister said that educational reforms over the past two and a half years have yielded positive results. According to the ASER 2024 Report, students’ reading skills have improved significantly, while the NAS survey has ranked Himachal Pradesh fifth in the country — a marked jump from 21st position in 2021.
Sukhu also called for modern infrastructure, quality teaching, mandatory mock tests, and the introduction of a ‘zero period’ in schools to promote the holistic development of students.
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