Chief Minister’s Messages

I am glad to know that the Distance Education Programme initiated by our government six years ago has grown into a vibrant system of providing skills and knowledge to under-privileged sections of Punjab and elsewhere. The enrollment of over 70,000 students is a testimony to the vision with which this programme was launched.

Distance Education is an established mode of education being followed for decades by developed countries and being aggressively promoted by UNESCO in developing countries. It is a flexible system of education mainly catering to professionals who work to earn a living but at the same time continuously want to upgrade their skills and also for those who cannot afford regular education and want slow paced education through short modules at periodic intervals.

It is a matter of great satisfaction that through this mode of education students of deprived community, who due to their social, financial and geographic constraints cannot pursue higher education, have been integrated in the mainstream of education. I congratulate the Punjab Technical University for constantly improving upon this programme and convey my best wishes for propagating this mission further.

S. Parkash Singh Badal    (Chief Minister)

Sardar Parkash Singh Badal
Hon'ble Chief Minister, Punjab