DW BUREAU / Chandigarh

In order to honour the sacrifices of the freedom fighters and martyred soldiers of the state and to make the future generations aware about these personalities, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab government has decided to name 07 government schools of the state after the freedom fighters and martyred soldiers.

Divulging further, Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that the state government had decided to rename the state government schools, hence 07 government schools have been renamed .

Bains said that the complying with the orders of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the government schools are being renamed after the freedom fighters and martyred soldiers so that our future generations can also be aware of the sacrifices of these

personalities.

The Education Minister said that among the government schools which have been renamed, Government Primary School Chhana Gulab Singh of Barnala district has been renamed as Freedom fighter Darbara Singh Government Primary School Chhana Gulab Singh and Government Primary School Jumla Malkan has been renamed as Freedom fighter Labh Singh Government Primary School Jumla Malkan.

Similarly, it has been decided to change the name of Mansa District Government Senior Secondary School Barhe to Freedom fighter Sewa Singh Government Senior Secondary School Barhe and Government Senior Secondary School (Boys) Budhlada as Freedom fighter Sham Singh Government Senior Secondary School (Boys)

Budhlada. .

The Education Minister said that the name of Government (Girls) Senior Secondary School Swaddi Kalan of Ludhiana district is Freedom fighter Bir Singh Government (Girls) Senior Secondary School Swaddi Kalan and Government Primary School Jhordan is named as Shaheed ASI Gurmukh Singh Government Primary school Jhordan.

Harjot Singh Bains said that it has been decided to change the name of School of Eminence Morinda to Shaheed Subedar Mewa Singh School of Eminence Morinda.
(editor@dailyworld.in)