On Friday, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the state has emerged as the best performing state in the education sector in India. The Chief Minister was addressing a function organised on the occasion of the inauguration of a Delhi Public School at Tiara in Kangra district.
To strengthen the education sector of the state, the state government has taken various steps. There are 1,878 senior secondary schools, 931 high schools, 131 degree colleges, five engineering colleges, four pharmacy colleges, 16 polytechnic colleges and 138 industrial training institutes in the state.
Earlier, N K Singh, Chairman, Finance Commission of India, said such educational institutions play a significant role not only in transforming the local literacy scenario but are also linked with the economic growth of the area.
(With PTI inputs)
