Haryana to make skill-development subject compulsory for Classes 9 to 12

The chief minister also inaugurated astronomy labs set up on the premises of the Government Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary School and the Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Bhiwani.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced that the state will make skill development a compulsory subject for students of Classes 9 to 12 so that the youth of the state can become self-reliant in all aspects. In order to provide quality and employable educational facilities to the students of the state, the government is making all the efforts, the minister said. While addressing an event at the Haryana School Education Board campus in Bhiwani, the chief minister talked about the importance of skill-based universities and informed that the state government has set up Haryana's first such university in Palwal.

He further said that the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 was going to bring revolutionary changes. According to an official statement released by the minister, “In this policy, along with education and employment, the main goal is to make the students cultured and self-reliant so that they make significant contributions in making India a global leader again.” He said that along with technical education, emphasis was being laid on artificial intelligence to make education industry-oriented.

"The subject of skill development will be implemented compulsorily from classes 9 to 12 so that the youth of the state are self-reliant in all aspects," Khattar said.

The chief minister later inaugurated astronomy labs set up on the premises of the Government Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary School and the Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Bhiwani.

"Generally, children studying in government schools are confined to the general curriculum. With the setting up of these labs, children belonging to the poorest of the poor families will be able to learn about the mysteries of the universe," he said.

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