Summit will prove to be a healthy platform to boost education sector across the globe: Mann
 
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday envisioned that the G-20 Summit will prove to be a healthy platform for seeking vital inputs of expert nations to boost the education sector across the globe in general and state in particular thereby immensely benefiting the youth.
 
The Chief Minister, addressing the gathering during the second meeting of the Education Working Group of G-20, said that he ardently believes that the deliberations in this Summit will not only uplift the standard of education but will also benefit the youth of the state immensely. He expressed hope that the strenuous efforts of the G-20 in addressing major issues related to the global economy will give a major fillip to the economic growth of the country in general and that of the state in particular.
 
Mann also lauded the concerted efforts being made by G-20 for promoting an environment of peace, understanding, and international cooperation.
 
Highlighting the landmark initiatives taken by the state government in field of education to share that in consonance with the ideology of Baba Sahib Dr BR Ambedkar, the chief architect of Indian Constitution, who once said that ‘Knowledge is the basis of human life’, state government is according top priority to the education sector. “The State Government believes that health and education form bedrock for human and social development and stands committed to strengthen and expand these two critical sectors,” said Mann adding that the State Government has proposed an outlay of Rs 17,072 crore for school and higher education in the coming fiscal year.
 
Underscoring the need for knowledge sharing, the Chief Minister said that it can act as a catalyst for the overall development of the students. He said that his government is already focusing on enhancing the knowledge sharing agreement between the students from the state and other countries. Mann said that it is the need of hour to ensure that the students become partners of the socio-economic growth of the world.
 
Mann said that this Summit will go a long way in sensitizing the governments by highlighting the issues and problems concerning the populace across the globe. “The Government of India really deserves an accolade for holding this mega event on this land of great Gurus, saints and seers. It is my proud privilege and honour to be here to welcome a galaxy of eminent personalities representing their respective countries,” he said, while thanking the Government of India (GOI) for choosing the holy city to organize two sessions on Education and Labour.

Ban on Flying Drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Amritsar City
Keeping in view of the ongoing G-20 Summit in the holy city, the Amritsar Commissionerate Police on Wednesday banned flying drones and unmanned aerial vehicles in the entire Commissionerate area from March 14 to 21. The ban also includes the venues of G-20 Education Working Group meetings, the places where the delegates are staying, and also the routes.
 
As Amritsar is hosting the second Education Working Group (Ed WG) from March 15-17, 28 G-20 member countries, guest countries, and invited organizations (OECD, UNESCO, and UNICEF) are participating in the three-day event consisting of seminar or exhibition and working group meetings. The L20 meeting on labour is scheduled to be held on March 19-20.
 
Amritsar Commissioner of Police Naunihal Singh said that the venues of meetings, the places of stay, and routes have been declared red zones and flying of drones and unmanned aerial vehicles have been prohibited to beef up the security and to prevent any untoward incident from airborne entities.