{"id":164834,"date":"2026-08-18T20:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=164834"},"modified":"2026-08-19T18:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T12:50:45","slug":"aaps-top-priorities-are-education-govt-schools-were-transformed-first-in-delhi-now-in-punjab-arvind-kejriwal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timespunjab.com\/?p=164834","title":{"rendered":"AAP\u2019s Top Priorities Are Education &#038; Healthcare; Govt Schools Were Transformed First in Delhi &#038; Now in Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8211; Most facilities have been provided in most govt schools in Punjab &amp; remaining schools will also get them soon: Arvind Kejriwal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Today, many govt schools in Punjab are competing with best private schools in terms of education &amp; facilities: Arvind Kejriwal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Education Minister\u2019s visit immediately after old video of govt school was posted reflects our priorities: Arvind Kejriwal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Quality education &amp; healthcare are foundation of any country\u2019s development; progress impossible without them: Arvind Kejriwal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Rajinder Kumar) NEW DELHI \/ PUNJAB August 18,2026: <\/strong>The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)\u2019s National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal hit back at an attempt to malign the Bhagwant Mann Government after an old video of a Punjab government school was circulated on social media. Sharing a video of Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains visiting the school to verify the situation on the ground, he said education and healthcare remain the Aam Aadmi Party\u2019s top priorities, and the minister\u2019s immediate visit was a reflection of that commitment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The AAP Chief said the AAP had first transformed government schools in Delhi and was now undertaking the same work in Punjab. He said basic facilities had been provided in most government schools across Punjab, with the remaining schools also set to receive them soon. As a result, several Punjab government schools are now competing with leading private schools in terms of both educational quality and facilities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a detailed post on X, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, \u201cI am so happy that today education and schools are being discussed everywhere in the country. It has become a people\u2019s movement. It should have happened long back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The AAP Chief pointed out, \u201cEducation and health have always been the two most important issues for the Aam Aadmi Party. We believe that no country can progress without providing the best and free education and healthcare to all its citizens. These are the foundation for the development of any country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Talking about the AAP\u2019s work in Delhi and Punjab, he noted, \u201cFirst in Delhi and then in Punjab, the AAP brought several improvements to government schools, many of them becoming better than the best private schools. There are thousands of instances where many parents shifted their kids from private to government schools, both in Punjab and Delhi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On the ongoing work in Punjab, he stated, \u201cThe work of improving government schools in Punjab is in progress. Barring a few, most schools have been provided basic facilities. 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