83 schools in Surat given name
July 21, 2015
Surat
It was then Chief Minister Narendra Modi who started an initiative to name Municipal schools after great persons.
Chief Minister Anandiben Patel in a programme at Sanjiv Kumar auditorium in Surat continued the practice and gave name to 83 schools of surat Municipal Corporation(SMC).
According to Atul Patel, Chairman of school board some of the names given to schools are poet Adil Mansuri, ruler Pruthviraj Chauhan, Gandhian Narayanbhai Desai among others.
In the past Narendra Modi as Chief Minister of Gujarat had given names to 250 schools during his Surat visit, and Limca book of records had taken note of it. Municipal schools are otherwise identified by their number(school number 20, 34 etc). Narendrabhai took a decision to give name to them. The personality after whom a particular school is renamed is featured in school with all the details on his/her life,works and message.
– DeshGujarat
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