Chandigarh: To honour the legacy of Punjab’s eminent personalities, the AAP govt has renamed 115 govt schools after freedom fighters, martyrs, and internationally acclaimed athletes, said Harjot Singh Bains, minister for school education, on Monday.The school education department renamed 25 schools after freedom fighters and martyrs on July 18, said Bains. Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced that a school in Beas village in Jalandhar district would be renamed after marathoner Fauja Singh, the minister said.Addressing a press conference, Bains said Punjab govt had also decided to display pictures and histories of these personalities in schools named after them to inspire students with their sacrifices and contributions while appropriately honouring their legacy.These 115 schools have been rechristened to honour Ghadar Movement heroes, freedom fighters, martyrs, and eminent personalities of Punjab. “Renaming schools will inspire students through the stories and sacrifices of these individuals,” Bains said.He highlighted the AAP govt in 2023 renamed Govt High School in Khatkar Kalan as Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh Govt High School. In response to a media query on the ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign, Bains said the school education department, along with subject matter experts, was making a curriculum to sensitise students against the ill effects of drugs. It will lay a strong foundation against the drug menace, he added.
