New Education Policy will prove to be a milestone for Education as well as Sports and Skill Development - Anurag Thakur
65th Convocation held at Doaba College, Jalandhar
Union Minister
for Information and Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur
has said that to save the country's youth generation from brain drain and we
would have to enable them to move towards brain gain. He said that the
Government of India has shown the entire world by successfully implementing the
'Digital India' programme that is why now more and more financial transactions
are being done online or through UPI in the country.
Thakur was addressing the 65th convocation of the college
at Varinder Auditorium of Doaba College Jalandhar. On this occasion, he further
said that after 34 years, the central government has taken a revolutionary step
in the fields of Sports, Education, Skill development and regional language
education by bringing a new Education Policy. He said that under the 'Skill
India' programme, the youth of the country have been provided with maximum
employment opportunities and countless opportunities have been provided to
build a good career in the country and abroad by paying special attention to
soft skills.
Anurag Singh Thakur, who attended the convocation
ceremony as the chief guest on Tuesday, also said that today's era is about
Women Empowerment, the biggest proof of which is that women are advancing in
every field- especially Education and Sports, that is an ideal picture of
today's changing India. He said that it is a matter of great joy that before
it, India's economy was ranked 11th in the world. The people of the country
deserve to be congratulated that people from all walks of life, rich and poor,
have made the country's dream of becoming a Digital India a reality through
successful digital transactions.
Earlier, Anurag Singh Thakur also planted a sapling in
the college yard.
The event started with the holy ritual of lighting the
candle and Saraswati Vandana. Welcoming the guests, Principal Dr Pradeep
Bhandari said that it is a matter of great joy that all the former students of
Doaba College are feeling proud to have Anurag Singh Thakur amidst today. On
this occasion Chandra Mohan, Avinash Kapoor, Dr Sushma Chawla, Prof Dr Pradeep
Bhandari honoured the Chief Guest Anurag Singh Thakur with Doaba Award and Dushala.
Chandra Mohan said that the entire Doaba College
family is proud to see a brilliant and talented former student Mr. Anurag Singh
Thakur and students should take inspiration from him to touch all the heights
of his life.