“Education is the most powerful weapon which
you can use to change the world.”
- Nelson Mandela.
Indeed.
Nelson Mandela has rightly captured the power of education in ushering a
positive change in the world. In my
previous blog, I wrote about the various initiatives taken by the Hooda led
Haryana Government to provide access to higher education to all sectors of the
society. Digging deeper into the same cause, I would now highlight some other
initiates by the state government.
One
such initiative is Rajiv Gandhi Education City. It has been set up at Kundli
(Sonepat), which would act as a HUB for higher learning and centre for a
research in cutting-edge technologies such as nanotechnology, biotechnology and
genetics. RGEC will not only provide quality education in the state but also
attract reputed domestic and international institutions for higher learning, as
well as expert academicians for various disciplines. In RGEC, 25% of the total
seats would be reserved for the students of Haryana. The framework of this plan
rests on the strength of five pillars: - people, research, trades-technology,
transition and globalization, wherein ‘people’ are the source of human capital.
Haryana
Government has also established 'Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya Khanpur Kalan’ and Indira Gandhi University
at Mirpur (Rewari). The Post Graduate Regional Centre of Maharshi Dayanand
University, Rohtak has also been upgraded to the status of a new State
University at Mirpur (Rewari).
Government is also accredited with the setting up of Post Graduate
Regional Centre Jind and a Post Graduate Regional Centre of Kurukshetra
University.
Such
steps are sure to bring a drastic change in the society and create a solid
foundation for a progressing society. Needless to add, education is a
twin-faceted tool for an all-round development of the individual as well as the
society. For, not only does a person becomes perfect with the right education,
but, he also contributes to the decision-making process and overall development
of the nation at large. In this sense, education is the most potent area,
which, if managed effectively, can lead to long-term benefits for the society.
Hooda Government, clearly, deserves accolades for harnessing the education
sector through its holistic reforms.