Education
Gujarati becomes compulsory in schools of Gujarat
Gandhinagar, March 27 (IANS) The Gujarat government has made it mandatory for all schools in the state to teach Gujarati language to their students, Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said on Tuesday.
Making the announcement in the Assembly, Chudasama said: “Irrespective of the board they are affiliated to, including the CBSE, ICSE, IB, CISEC or IGCSE, teaching Gujarati will be mandatory for every school in the state.
“To familiarise the students of the state with Gujarati language, the government has decided to make it a mandatory subject in classes 1 to 8,” he told the House.
According to Chudasama, the decision would come into effect from the coming academic year starting June. For those schools where the new academic year has already started, the decision will implemented from the second term of the year.
Keeping in mind that the decision does not put students to sudden inconvenience, initially Gujarati will be taught as an introductory language in classes 1 and 2. “Gradually we will take this initiative forward with the help of educationists and experts.”
It was observed that students studying in mediums other than Gujarati in the state were unfamiliar with the language, “so in the interest of the language and our culture, we have taken this decision”, the Minister added.
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Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.
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