Gorakhpur: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Friday to make Gorakhpur a ‘Special Education Zone’ (SEZ) and praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s leadership as “an epitome of successful leadership” and Gorakshpeeth for “awakening the society”.
Pradhan said this while addressing the Maharana Pratap Shiksha Parishad (MPSP) 89th foundation week closing ceremony in Gorakhpur as the chief guest on Friday. The UP chief minister presided over the programme.
They observed a two-minute silence to pay respect to the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who died in a chopper crash on December 8.
“Gorakhpur, developed as a knowledge city through three functional and one under-construction university, will be made ‘Special Education Zone’ (SEZ) on the lines of ‘Special Economic Zone’ as per the Prime Minister’s intention and requirement of the new National Education Policy,” Pradhan was quoted as saying by The Times of India.
“The idea behind the SEZ is to groom students as global citizens and to address the problems of the world through academic pursuits. The institutes of MPSP and its students would play an important role in achieving it. The new education policy has been prepared in line with the strategic changes in the global scenario and it aims to make India as the number one country in the world and the children of India as global citizens. The children of Gorakhpur will also be involved in becoming global citizens,” the education minister added.
“While Baba Gambhirnath Peeth is being established here, Mahayogi Gorakhnath University and the two other already running universities will join the SEZ and ensure their participation in this endeavour,” Pradhan further said.
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