Chandigarh, April 7 -- Marking a historic leap in the state's education sector, Punjab Government is set to roll out a 54-day statewide education festival titled 'Sikhya Kranti' starting April 7. The festival will commemorate the inauguration of infrastructure development projects worth Rs 2,000 crore across 12,000 government schools in the state - a move hailed as one of the largest education transformation initiatives in Punjab's history.

Announcing the ambitious drive at a press conference at Punjab Bhawan, the state's School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Sunday said that the initiative represents the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Government's unwavering commitment to strengthening public education and ensuring holistic developme...