Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Delhi government’s Business Blasters program should be implemented in universities and colleges as well so that the entrepreneurial ideas of students do not come in their way after they finish school. Under the Business Blasters program, students of class 11th and 12th are given Rs 2,000 as seed money to develop business ideas.
Kejriwal was speaking at the 14th convocation of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU). Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, who is the Chancellor of the University, virtually attended the event.
Noting that the state of education in the country has not changed significantly since the British ruled India, Kejriwal said that he has developed a certain degree-oriented model of education, “which I do not wish to dismiss.” Am.” “However in today’s era, after earning a degree, a young graduate enters the jobs market, only to wander and stumble in search of suitable employment,” he said.
Emphasizing that there has been a lot of improvement and improvement in the education sector in Delhi, the Chief Minister said that the children of a rickshaw puller, a judge, an IAS officer are studying under one roof in the government schools of Delhi. Huh. He said, “After transforming the schools and infrastructure, we are now working on the material, which is being taught to the students in these schools… A silent revolution is taking place in the education sector of Delhi.”
He said that the mindset of the students is being changed and they are being motivated to grow in the idea of not only job searching but job giving. “In Delhi government schools, a total of 3 lakh students study in class 11 and 12. These 3 lakh students were given Rs 2,000 each, which is a total of 60 crores. Using this seed money, students came up with 52,000 business ideas,” Kejriwal said.
VC Professor Dr Mahesh Verma and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia are present with us on the stage today. I request them to start business blasters program in universities and colleges also. “While these students of class 11 and 12 are now exploring business ideas, they are likely to join colleges after finishing school, which will often take a toll on their entrepreneurship path. generate. However, if the same program is started at the university level, a student will be groomed before pursuing a college degree,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that the present education system is very impersonal in nature. A teacher goes to the class, gives lectures to the students, finishes the syllabus, the students appear for the exam, earn their degree, and that’s it. “I believe that every student deserves individual attention… No student should be left behind whether they want to start a business, get a job or study more. While knowledge itself I have a goal, he should have the means to run his household… in universities there is little or no effort towards preparing our students for it. I believe this goal oriented in education Approach is the need of the hour.”
Kejriwal also spoke about the Delhi government’s plan for doorstep delivery of services. “Our government systems have been in place since the time of the British and they were designed by them to trouble us. But we changed the system. Just like you can get pizza on a phone call, government services also come at your doorstep,” he said.
A total of 53,692 degrees, including 205 PhDs, were awarded at the convocation. GGSIPU Vice Chancellor Mahesh Verma said that the university is adopting the National Policy on Education, 2020. He thanked Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for allocating Rs 20 crore for the university in the budget of 2022-23.
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