New Delhi: In a major initiative aimed at revitalizing the core sectors of Health and Education besides other crucial sectors to propel Punjab on the high growth trajectory, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday signed a Knowledge Sharing Agreement (KSA) with his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal.
Interacting with the media after having inked this agreement, both Chief Ministers Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal described it as a historic initiative for the well being and prosperity of people of both the states.
The agreement signed between the Punjab and Delhi government envisages, the Government of NCT of Delhi (hereinafter referred as GNCTD) and the Government of Punjab (hereinafter referred as GOP) enter into this Knowledge Sharing Agreement (hereinafter referred as KSA) to enable them to cooperate for the public welfare. This KSA enables the two Governments to share knowledge, experience and skills for the mutual welfare of the people of their respective territories. The KSA enables the two Governments to send and receive officials, ministers and other personnel to learn and share their knowledge, experience and skills for public welfare.
Announcing to replicate Delhi Model in the state, the Chief Minister revealed that 117 Government schools and equal number of Mohalla Clinics will be set up with one each in every assembly segment across the state to impart quality education to the students and the state-of-the-art healthcare facilities to the people. Bhagwant Mann said that he was elated as today the state has inked an agreement with Delhi government, which has already evolved a world class Health and Education model adding that it will help the residents of Punjab to avail these top class facilities. Divulging the rationale behind this agreement, the Chief Minister said, “Every individual should learn like a student throughout his life and should never hesitate to adopt the good in life from wherever he gets.” With only this motive, they have signed the aforesaid agreement.