Amritsar, April 4 : Indeed our education system is catering the needs of our society but inspite of that we need our curriculum to be set keeping in view the social evils prevailing in our society. To create awareness among our youth about the ill effects of drug addiction, a subject especially be introduced from school level which is the major issue these days. After independence, the amendments in education policies were not up to the mark.
These views were expressed by the Hon’ble Education Minister, S. Sikandar Singh Maluka during his maiden visit to the Guru Nanak Dev University Regional Campus, Sathiala (Guru Teg Bahadur College, Sathiala). On reaching the Campus, Minister was warmly received Prof. A.S. Brar, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University. Prof. Rajinderjit Kaur Puar, Dean, Academic Affairs, Dr. Inderjit Singh, Registrar, Dr. M.S. Hundal, Dean College Development Council, Dr. G.S. Virk, Director of the Regional Campus, T.R. Sharma, SDO Electrical and Mr. H.S. Tinna, SDO from Construction department were also present.
S. Maluka said that Punjab, the land of Gurus is blessed with many natural amenities, so the youth of this region instead of going abroad, should use their potential to use these natural amenities in their own native place. He said that youth should not indulge in drug addiction and use their creativity for constructive purposes. He said that more topics relating to social evils prevailing in our society should be included in our curricula of study as per the Bani of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji.
While expressing his concern over the practical work done, he said that it is matter of pity that our youth don’t want to work with their own hands and they are totally dependent on others. He said they feel ashamed while doing their own work and felt proud while performing same work in foreign countries. He advised youth to do maximum practical work in order to become skilled worker. He also expressed his satisfaction over the ongoing development works in the Regional Campus, Sathiala.
While welcoming the Education Minister, Vice-Chancellor said that the University would do earnest efforts to provide best State of Art Infrastructure and faculty to this Regional Campus of the University. He said that more need based vocational courses would be started shortly at this Campus. He also assured the Education Minister that this campus would be an exemplary Campus in this region and equipped with all modern facilities.
Prof. G.S. Virk on this occasion apprised the Chief Guest about the various courses, academic activities and ongoing construction work at the campus. He said that there are some seats in various professional courses reserved for the students of this region.