Ludhiana, Feb. 8 -- Punjab cabinet minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Saturday claimed that the state has secured the top position in the education sector across India, citing major reforms and infrastructure upgrades in government schools over the past three years.

Addressing a parents-teachers workshop at Kishori Lal Jethi (Girls) School of Eminence in Khanna, the minister interacted with teachers and parents and described the large turnout as an encouraging sign of growing public confidence in government schools.Sond claimed that the state government has carried out unprecedented work in the education sector and that the Centre has ranked Punjab number one in the latest evaluation, surpassing Kerala.

He said nearly 80,000 students had...