Also dedicates infrastructure development projects worth Rs 71.15 lakh in five government schools under Khanna constituency
Chandigarh/Khanna, April 17
The students in government schools now have the chance to excel in shooting sports, as Cabinet Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond inaugurated a shooting range at Raghvir Singh Freedom Fighter PM Shri Government High School, Amloh Road Khanna, on Thursday as part of the Punjab Sikhya Kranti program. The five-target shooting range was constructed at a cost of Rs 5 lakh. This is the first shooting range built inside a government school in Ludhiana District.
In addition to the shooting range, infrastructure development projects totalling Rs 71.15 lakh have been dedicated to five government primary and high schools within the Khanna constituency.
Minister Sond expressed that Punjab’s shooters have been achieving accolades at the international level. By establishing shooting training at the school levels, the young athletes will be better prepared to win more medals both nationally and internationally. He highlighted that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government is working tirelessly to enhance the infrastructure of government schools throughout the state. The government is prioritizing every need of these schools to ensure that students excel, not only in academics but also in sports and cultural competitions.
Under the “Punjab Sikhya Kranti” initiative, the Cabinet Minister inaugurated infrastructure development projects worth Rs 71.15 lakh across five government schools in Khanna, Ludhiana. At Raghvir Singh Freedom Fighter PM Shri Government High School, a shooting range room was constructed for Rs 5 lakh, two classrooms were built for Rs 19.10 lakh, and Rs 2.28 lakh was allocated for students’ educational tours. Government Primary School No. 5 saw development works completed at a cost of Rs 1.60 lakh.
At Government Primary School No. 6, Khanna, a room was constructed for Rs 7.51 lakh and bathrooms built for Rs 2 lakh. Government Primary School No. 8 underwent room repairs costing Rs 6.26 lakh, classroom repairs for Rs 3.44 lakh, other school repair works for Rs 5.94 lakh, and ceiling repairs for school rooms costing Rs 3 lakh. Lastly, Government Primary School No. 9 had two rooms constructed at a cost of Rs 15.02 lakh.
Sond said that every need of all government schools is being fulfilled on priority basis so that the students are not only excelling in studies but also in sports and cultural competitions.
Encouraging the students, the Cabinet Minister said that they should feel proud that they are students of government schools because the facilities that the Punjab government is providing to them are better than many private schools. He said that the bar of education standard in government schools has been raised very high and efforts in this regard will continue in the coming days.
