Chandigarh, Feb. 8 -- The Punjab school education department on Saturday organised the second statewide, school-level parents' workshop across all government schools, engaging more than 17.5 lakh parents in a landmark exercise in community participation.

Sharing details of the initiative, school education minister Harjot Singh Bains said the workshop was conducted simultaneously across the state and witnessed unprecedented parental involvement. He said the mega initiative, spearheaded by the state council of educational research and training (SCERT), has set a new benchmark for parental engagement in the state's education system.

"The initiative reflects the commitment of the chief minister Bhagwant Mann-led Punjab government towards co...