Nawanshahr, April 8 -- Punjab chief minister (CM) Bhagwant Singh Mann, along with former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, on Monday launched 'Sikhiya Kranti', a 54-day campaign to improve basic amenities in nearly 12,000 government schools across the state.

As part of the campaign, the schools will be provided with modern learning facilities, clean drinking water, high-speed wireless internet connections, separate toilets for girls and boys, desks, chairs and boundary walls, for which the state government has allocated Rs.2,000 crore.

In his address after dedicating a new block in the state-of-the-art School of Eminence in Nawanshahr, the CM said the state government is making concerted efforts to boost the health and educati...