509 Schools of the State will be known as Martyrs | 22 Aug 2023
Why in News?
On August 20, 2023, District Education Officer of Sonipat district of Haryana, Naveen Gulia said that students studying in government schools in Sonipat district will now be able to know about freedom fighters and brave martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country. For this, the state government is going to name 509 schools of the state after the martyrs, taking a big step to pay homage to the martyrs. This includes eight schools of Sonipat.
Key Points:
- All the records and website of the education department are being updated to change the name of these government schools to the names of the martyrs. With this step of the government, the families of the martyrs are feeling proud.
- These include 358 high, senior, secondary schools and 151 secondary and primary schools in the state. These schools are being named after the freedom fighters of that village and the brave martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country.
- With this, where the young generation will get an opportunity to know about the martyrdom of the martyrs, the feeling of patriotism will also be awakened in their hearts.
- Two schools each from Sonipat, Gohana, Kathura and Kharkhoda blocks have been included in the schools which will be renamed after the freedom fighters or brave martyrs of that region. In these schools, the names of some schools have also been changed and written on the main gate.
- These schools will be known as Martyrs in Sonipat:
| Blocks | Martyr | School |
| Sonipat | Freedom Fighter Mahavir Prasad Jain | Government Senior Secondary School, Shahzadpur |
| Sonipat | Freedom Fighter Chaudhary Chandan Singh | Government Senior Secondary School, Bainyapur Lahrada |
| Gohana | Shaheed Sukhbir Singh | Government Senior Secondary School, Rukhi |
| Gohana | Freedom Fighter Babu Moolchand Jain | Government High School, Sikandarpur Majra |
| Kathura | Martyr Sepoy Captain Singh | Government Senior Secondary School, Dhanana |
| Kathura | Shaheed Mahavir Singh | Government High School, Bhanderi |
| Kharkhoda | Shaheed Ravindra Singh Dahiya | Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Rohna |
| Kharkhoda | Shaheed Rai Singh | Government Primary School, Jharonthi |
Where will the names of how many schools be changed?
Rewari - 94, Bhiwani - 85, Jind - 61, Palwal - 38, Rohtak - 36, Charkhi Dadri - 28, Jhajjar - 28, Gurugram - 25, Kaithal - 21, Mahendragarh - 16, Hisar - 13, Fatehabad - 10, Ambala - 8, Faridabad - 8, Kurukshetra - 8, Sonipat - 8, Yamunanagar - 5, Panchkula - 5, Panipat - 5, Sirsa - 4, Karnal - 2, Nuh -1.
Total - 509
