FROM INDIAEDU website http://blogs.indiaedu.com/?p=1416
Punjab ranks 1st in terms of primary education
June 30, 2009
Category: education institutes, thoughts on education
It is Punjab who is ranked 1st as far as primary education is concerned. Punjab education board has set up exemplary standards of education especially in the primary section. The infrastructure that the Punjab education board has set for the primary section is extremely student friendly and boasts an index of 0.917.This index is higher than that od Delhi which is 0.909.
Education minister of Punjab Mr. Upinderjit Kaur proudly claims hat this figure of the education infrastructure index is prepared by the National University Education Planning and Administration which is also abbreviated as NUEPA. The conditions of classrooms, quality of teaching staffs, hygiene in toilets and other facilities in the primary schools of Punjab are in better condition than the other states of India. NUEPA is an organization recognized by the Ministry of Human Resources. This organization is dealing with the overall development and growth of education standards in the entire region of South Asia.
In the survey done by NUEPA on the primary education standards of Punjab placed it in high esteems. The survey revealed that many government aided primary schools of Punjab are well equipped with playgrounds, ramps on campus, girl’s toilet etc that place the schools of Punjab at the forefront as far as the condition and education standards at the primary level are concerned.
