Goa top state in country in education infra, says CM Pramod Sawant

PANAJI: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday said that Goa is the number one state in India with regards to infrastructure in the education sector and human resource in the primary, secondary, higher secondary and higher education levels.
“Many states claim that they are the number one, but, as a proud education minister, I want to say that as far as infrastructure in the education sector goes, Goa is number one with respect to government as well as government-aided institutes,” Sawant said.
Sawant, who was speaking after launching the NISHTA 2.0 capacity building program for secondary teachers, said that it is necessary to conduct such training programmes for teachers from time to time as it will aid them while imparting education and help them work towards the all-round development of their students. “Education is the most important aspect while bringing about development and growth in society,” he said.
The training programme will be conducted through the online mode and Sawant said that all teachers would benefit from it.