Articles tagged under: Primary schools

Controversy at Gandhidham preschool after study material states ‘we can eat cow meat’

March 20, 2024
Controversy at Gandhidham preschool after study material states ‘we can eat cow meat’

Kutch: A controversy occurred at GD Goenka Toddler House in Gandhidham town after a page from its educational material stating "we can eat its (cow's) meat" went viral. Following this, some parents protested against such material, to which the preschool clarified that it was not meant to offend anyone's sentiments. The page in question depicted a caricature of a cow along with its physical attributes, dietary habits, and sounds. One particular line stated, "We can eat its meat." The school ha...Read More

Akshay Patra Foundation staffers on strike; No mid-day meals in Vadodara schools

September 13, 2023
Akshay Patra Foundation staffers on strike; No mid-day meals in Vadodara schools

Vadodara: The students of a government school in Vadodara will be deprived of the mid-day meal today due to the employees of the Akshay Patra Foundation, which provides meals in the school, being on strike over the long pending demands. The Akshay Patra Foundation, run by the ISKCON, serves mid-day meals to approximately 625 schools in Vadodara district. Around 300 employees of the foundation have gone on strike due to irregular payment of salaries. The employees complain that even when wo...Read More

MoS Primary Education cleans school toilet during surprise visit

January 16, 2023

Surat: Minister of State for Primary Education in Gujarat government, Praful Pansheriya's video in which he cleans a school toilet has gone viral. The minister had paid a surprise visit to a government-run primary school in Dungra village of Kamrej taluka in Surat district recently. As he found the toilet uncleaned, he himself started cleaning it and presented an example of Swaachch Bharat. The minister paid this visit on Friday and observed the academic as well as administrative procedures. He ...Read More

સ્માર્ટ ક્લાસનો પ્રારંભ નરેન્દ્રભાઈ મોદીએ સૌપ્રથમ 2012માં ગુજરાતની સ્કૂલમાં કર્યો હતો

September 06, 2022
સ્માર્ટ ક્લાસનો પ્રારંભ નરેન્દ્રભાઈ મોદીએ સૌપ્રથમ 2012માં ગુજરાતની સ્કૂલમાં કર્યો હતો

ગાંધીનગરઃ ગુજરાતમાં પહેલી સ્માર્ટ સ્કૂલનો પ્રારંભ આજથી દસ વર્ષ પહેલાં એટલે કે છેક 2012માં થયો હતો. વડાપ્રધાન નરેન્દ્ર મોદીએ ગઇકાલે શિક્ષક દિવસ નિમિત્તે પીએમ શ્રી યોજના હેઠળ દેશની 14,500 શાળાઓન�...Read More

First public primary school with elevator to come up in Surat

June 08, 2022
First public primary school with elevator to come up in Surat

Surat: The Nagar Prathmik Shikshan Samiti run other schools and Suman schools in Surat were hitherto restricted to 3-storeys maximum. However, the Samiti is likely to build the first five-storey school equipped with an elevator in the Limbayat zone. Plans are afoot to construct two buildings of the school and Suman Shala in Final Plot no. 133 of Anjana in Limbayat at a cost of Rs 22 crore. The Public Construction Committee will present an estimate today and a decision will be taken. This f...Read More

Primary school dropout rate plunged sharply in last two decades in Gujarat

June 02, 2022
Primary school dropout rate plunged sharply in last two decades in Gujarat

Gandhinagar: The dropout rate in primary schools of the state has come down from 37.22% in 2002 to 3.39% in 2022, while the number of universities in the corresponding two decades has shot up from 21 to 103. There were 775 colleges in the state in 2002 which has risen to 3,117. There were a mere 26 engineering colleges in 2002 while their number stands at 133 as of today. The number of polytechnics has gone up from 31 to 144, while technical colleges have risen from 108 to 503. Even seats in ...Read More