Khattar lays stone of Jagadhri Samrat Mihir Bhoj Vidyapeeth

Tribune News Service

Yamunanagar, January 14

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar laid the foundation stone of Samrat Mihir Bhoj Gurukul Vidyapeeth in Jagadhri on Friday. After laying the foundation stone, he said that Gurukul was an ancient system of education in India and Samrat Mihir Bhoj Gurukul Vidyapeeth would also help in imparting culture-oriented education.

“Gurukul is an ancient system, where students give ‘dakshina’ to the guru after receiving education and the spirit of reverence prevails in gurukuls even today. The entire society and the world are associated with gurukul education, which makes us civilised,” said CM Manohar Lal.

He said that Samrat Mihir Bhoj did great things to protect the traditions of the country.

“It is an important task to open educational institutions with values in the name of Samrat Mihir Bhoj. Such institutions help inculcate cultural values in the youth,” said the Chief Minister.

He said apart from the ancient education system, students would be able to study on the lines of the CBSE pattern here.

He said taking important steps, the Haryana Government had taken up the work of moral education, education of scriptures and Gita shloka in the educational curriculum.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister announced a matching grant of Rs 1 crore, government assistance of Rs 51 lakh and Rs 2 lakh from his voluntary fund to Samrat Mihir Bhoj Gurukul Vidyapeeth.

Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar said students of all sections of society would get special benefit from the establishment of this Gurukul Vidyapeeth in Jagadhri. “Protecting the values is the need of the hour. Gurukuls are helping in building character and protecting values; therefore, country needs gurukuls,” said Kanwar Pal Gujjar.

He announced a grant of Rs 31 lakh to the institute as well as Rs 1 lakh from his personal account.

Besides others, former Union Minister and Ambala MP Ratan Lal Kataria also spoke on this occasion.

On this occasion Yamunanagar MLA Ghanshyam Dass Arora; Om Prakash Gandhi, patron of the gurukul; Haryana Staff Selection Commission Chairman Bhopal Singh Khadri; Haryana Traders Welfare Board president Ram Niwas Garg; Mayor, Yamunanagar-Jagadhrir Madan Chauhan; district president of BJP Rajesh Sapra and Superintendent of Police Kamaldeep Goyal were present.

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