The Chief Minister, on the occasion, also launched commemorative Gold and Silver coins to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Making it clear that shortage of finances would not be allowed to hold up Education projects in the State, the Chief Minister termed it the most important focus area to enable the youth of Punjab to compete with the world. He lauded the concerned Department for enabling the State to become number 1 in school education in the country. Citing education as a priority sector, the Chief Minister said that after achieving top position in School Education, his next aim is to make Punjab No.1 in Higher Education and Technical Education also.
In line with the State Governments thrust on education, the Chief Minister said that he will inaugurate 18 new fully functional degree colleges and 25 ITIs on October 2. Education must keep pace with times, he stressed, underscoring the need for constant evolution to ensure that education does not become irrelevant in the coming decades.
Though Law Degrees are also being conferred by the Dev University, Punjabi University, and Panjab University, apart from law being taught in about 30 colleges of the State, there was only one Law University (Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala) in the State so far, he pointed out, adding that this new university will enable specialised law courses to be offered to the states youth.