Payal MLA and ADC chair meeting to review functioning of DEDC
Payal MLA Manwinder Singh Giaspura and Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development) Dr. Harjinder Singh Bedi on Friday conducted a review of the District Education Development Committee (DEDC). They emphasized the importance of ensuring access to quality education for every child in the district and directed the education department to ensure that no student is left without access to schools.
City Air News
Nov 22, 2024 04:11
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Ludhiana, November 23, 2024: Payal MLA Manwinder Singh Giaspura and Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development) Dr. Harjinder Singh Bedi on Friday conducted a review of the District Education Development Committee (DEDC). They emphasized the importance of ensuring access to quality education for every child in the district and directed the education department to ensure that no student is left without access to schools.
During the meeting, MLA Giaspura and ADC Bedi highlighted the Punjab government's commitment to enabling children to benefit from its progressive education policy. They urged officers to enrol all out-of-school children in schools as soon as possible. Additionally, they instructed the education department to ensure that students receive Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) tablets after their mid-day meals, with the administration of these tablets supervised by teachers. They also stressed the importance of taking students to libraries to foster their interest in reading.
Giaspura and Bedi further reviewed the status of development projects in schools across the district. They engaged in detailed discussions regarding on-going construction works, the mid-day meal program, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), inclusive education for disabled students, the UDise survey, food grains distribution, toilet facilities, and other related matters.
MLA Giaspura reiterated that education is the government's top priority, with a special focus on empowering government schools in Punjab.
