12 government schools in Punjab renamed after freedom fighters, eminent writers
Mohali, January 4: To accord due honour to freedom fighters, martyred soldiers and eminent writers and make next generations aware about these personalities, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government has renamed 12 government schools after famous personalities.
School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Wednesday said as per the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the department had decided to change the names of government schools after prominent personalities of the area, so that these famous personalities remained a source of inspiration for the next generations. In the first phase, 12 schools had been renamed.
He said Government Primary Smart School, Dhaula, has been renamed Ram Saroop Ankhi Government Primary Smart School, Dhaula, district Barnala.
Similarly, Government Primary Harijan, Basti Kot Fatta, district Bathinda, has been renamed Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha Government Primary School; Government Primary School, district Jail, Udham Singh Nagar, Bathinda, renamed Shaheed Udham Singh Government Primary School, Udham Singh Nagar, Bathinda; Government Middle School Pohlomajra, district Fatehgarh Sahib, renamed Shaheed Malkeet Singh Government Middle School and Government High School, Pabarali Kalan, district Gurdaspur, renamed Shaheed Lance Naik Rajinder Singh Government High School.
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Government Senior Secondary Smart School, Hajipur, district Hoshiarpur, renamed Shaheed Bakhtabar Singh Government Girls Senior Secondary Smart School; Government Elementary School, Kalichpur Kalotan, district Hoshiarpur, renamed Shaheed Subedar Rajesh Kumar Government Elementary School; Government Elementary Smart School, Rurkee, Patiala, renamed Freedom Fighter Bhai Naanu Singh Government Elementary Smart School, and Government High Smart School, Gangrola, district Patiala, renamed Shaheed Udham Singh Government High Smart School.
Government Middle School, Hardosharan, district Pathankot, renamed Shaheed Ram Singh Pathania Memorial Government Middle School; Government Primary School, Badeshe, district Malerkotla, renamed Shaheed Gurpreet Singh Bajwa Government Primary School and Government Primary School, Dera Bazigar, district Amritsar, has been renamed Shaheed Resham Singh Government Primary School, Guru Nankapura, district Amritsar.
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Caste-based names of various government schools have also been changed recently. Harjot Singh Bains said renaming of government schools after famous personalities who belonged to different villages/cities/towns would continue in future. The people of the state desirous to rename the school of their area could coordinate with the department, he urged.
- PTC NEWS
