Chandigarh, May 21 –Haryana Education Minister, Sh Mahipal Dhanda said that Haryana is the first state in the country to implement the National Education Policy 2020. The goal of this policy is to provide students in government schools with better facilities and an improved learning environment. It is also the responsibility of teachers to work diligently and focus on the progress of weaker students. The Minister expressed happiness over the 85% result in the 12th examination of the Haryana Board of School Education. The results included a remarkable 96% pass rate in English, 99% in Hindi, and 98% in Mathematics.
Sh Dhanda congratulated the principals of schools that achieved outstanding results and advised schools with lower performance to put in extra effort to improve their teaching methods, ensuring better results in the coming year. He assured that there would be no shortage of teachers in government schools and added that during the summer vacation, teachers would visit villages and cities for 10 days each to encourage more children to attend government schools.
The Education Minister was chairing a review meeting with senior officials of the Education Department, DEOs, BEOs, and school principals here to discuss the results of the 10th and 12th board examinations of government schools. During the meeting, he congratulated the principals of the top 10 performing schools and learned from their successful experiences. At the same time, he addressed the principals of the 10 schools with lower results, guiding them on the necessary steps for improvement.
He emphasized that schools with lower results would be paired with schools that performed well in order to foster collaboration and enhance their performance for next year’s exams.
To further improve the examination results of government schools, the Education Minister said that board examination papers from the last 10 years would be made available online and offline for student practice. Additionally, supplementary classes and doubt-solving sessions will be organized after school hours to strengthen academic support and exam preparation. State and district-level exhibitions will also be held to encourage scientific thinking and creativity among students.
Principal Secretary School Education Department, Pankaj Aggarwal, Director Secondary Education, Jitendra Dahiya, along with DEOs, BEOs, and school principals, were present at the meeting.
