Chandigarh: Haryana Education Minister Sh. Mahipal Dhanda said special provisions have been made in the state's budget for the year 2025-26 to implement the National Education Policy first in the country. Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, as Finance Minister, has prepared the budget in accordance with the norms of the budget framework, which is commendable.
Reacting to the budget, Sh. Mahipal Dhanda said that the Chief Minister has consulted all stakeholders to prepare the budget outline and has given place to important suggestions in the budget. The pre-budget consultation talks with the MPs, ministers and MLAs of the state in Panchkula were very important, in which the MLAs of the ruling and opposition parties gave important suggestions. The MLAs also praised the Chief Minister wholeheartedly for this initiative.
He said 197 Government Model Sanskriti Vidyalayas are functioning in the state to provide quality education in accordance with the National Education Policy. In the financial year 2025-26, a new Model Sanskriti School will be opened in the state within every 10 km radius.
It has been decided to develop one Government Model Sanskriti Vidyalay in each district as a Center of Excellence in Sports to hone the talent of the youth of Haryana in sports, which is welcome. Haryana already has a name in the world in sports. These Excellence Centers will provide a new platform to the emerging sports talents.
The minister said collective efforts are being made by Vishwakarma Skill University, Palwal, Haryana Education Board Bhiwani and Education Department to implement the National Education Policy in the state. A total of 12 schools are running in double shift in districts Ambala, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Fatehabad, Charkhi Dadri and Mahendragarh in the state. In the financial year 2025-26, a provision has been made to run these schools in single shift by creating infrastructure as per the requirement. He said the talented students of the state are already bringing laurels to the country and the state in sports. Now in the budget, students have also been encouraged to participate in Mathematics Olympiad. There is a plan of organizing 'Haryana Math Olympiad' every year for the students of Class 10th to 12th, which is a good initiative. This will give the youth an opportunity to know the method of our ancient Vedic mathematics.
He said students will be given the opportunity to choose and promote their career in accordance with the National Education Policy. By starting their own startup, students will not only make themselves self-reliant but will also provide employment to other youth. Entrepreneurship competitions will be organized in every district from the academic session 2025-26 and the selected teams will be given an amount of Rs 1 lakh to convert their idea into a business model. He said in the interest of the safety of students and teachers, PM Shri School and Model Sanskriti Schools are being established in every cluster. He informed that for the first time in the budget, a provision has been made to install CCTV cameras for security, surveillance and discipline in 1497 government schools in the state. Apart from this, there is also a mention of building e-libraries in 197 Government Model Sanskriti Schools and all 250 PM Shri Schools and keeping them open for general public use after school hours.