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Important decisions taken during SGPC’s education committee
Amritsar, October 1 (Punjab Post Bureau) – SGPC President Bibi Jagir Kaur today presided over a meeting of SGPC’s 
Education Committee to discuss the administrative and academic functions of the educational institutions run by the Sikh body.
It was decided to update the libraries as per need of the time in all the schools and colleges of the SGPC, to coordinate with various companies for the employment of students and to establish contact with foreign educational institutions and universities for a better future of the students.
After the meeting, Bibi Jagir Kaur said that “The schools and colleges of the SGPC have always made great achievements and worked for the betterment of the future of students. In view of the current trend among the students to study abroad, contact will be established with the foreign colleges and universities to provide opportunities to the students to study abroad for higher education. At the same time the foreign students would also be able to take education in the colleges and universities of the SGPC. The aim is to connect students with higher education and make them employable by specializing in their field”, said Bibi Jagir Kaur.
She said that the issue of employment of students is very important, therefore, SGPC will establish contact with the companies’ active in various fields to fill this gap.
She also said that the SGPC has always been making arrangements to impart moral and religious education to the students and it has been implemented as compulsory in the body’s educational institutions.
During the meeting of the Education Committee, the issues of the educational institutions were also simplified and the work to be done were approved.
In the meeting SGPC senior vice-president Surjit Singh Bhitewad, additional secretary Sukhminder Singh, assistant secretary Balwinder Singh Kahlwan, chief secretary’s OSD Satbir Singh Dhami, assistant director education Principal Satwant Kaur, superintendent Malkit Singh Beharwal, in-charge education Karaj Singh and others were present.
