Amritsar, Oct. 29 -- Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains, along with Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab in-charge Manish Sisodia, on Tuesday launched a programme to empower three lakh students in Classes 9 to 12 across 500 government schools with world-class English communication skills.

The programme - The English Edge - Learn Smart, Speak Sharp - aims to equip the students with confident English speaking, reading and thinking skills besides enhancing their employability and access to the global market, Bains said while addressing the gathering at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Describing it as a milestone under Punjab Sikhya Kranti, a mission to revolutionise Punjab's education system, the minister said the programme combines in-...