Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai launched the Sampark Smart School and Smart Block program

Chief Minister remembered his childhood sitting among the children
Smart kits to 50 schools of Jashpur, Chief Minister called education revolution a milestone

Raipur 28 June 2025: Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai today inaugurated the Sampark Smart School and Smart Block program at Bagiya High School in Kansabel development block of Jashpur district. On this occasion, Sampark Smart Kit and TV were also distributed to the children of 50 primary schools of Jashpur. The Chief Minister remembered his childhood sitting among the children. He got emotional and said that 50 years ago his school was of thatched roof, today it has been transformed. District Panchayat President Salik Say, Kansabel District Panchayat President Sushila Say were present on this occasion. Addressing the program, Chief Minister Say said that Sampark Smart School has been started in village Bagiya under innovation. Chief Minister Say, while remembering his childhood days in his address, expressed happiness that Sampark Smart School has been started in his home village Bagiya under innovation. He told that he received his primary education from first to fifth class in Bagiya Primary School. The Chief Minister said that 50 years ago Bagiya School was of thatched roofs, in which water used to drip during rainy days and due to dripping water, the place had to be changed. But today after 50 years, Bagiya School has been completely transformed and at present a high school is being run here. He said that in the olden days, after primary school, one had to travel a long distance for high school studies, but at present, engineering colleges, medical colleges and national level education facilities are available in Chhattisgarh to provide quality education to children.

Chief Minister Sai said that education is the only basic mantra through which overall development of a person is possible. Teachers are the builders of our nation, who play an important role in making us good doctors, engineers, lawyers, scientists and professors. He said that Vineet Nair, the founder president of Sampark Foundation, has been the CEO of HCL Technologies. He started the Sampark program by taking inspiration from his mother, who was a teacher in a government school. This program is making a valuable contribution to the learning and teaching of children in states like Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Sampark Foundation is providing Sampark TV devices and Math and English kits to make education easy in a playful way, which are being distributed in 50 schools of our district today. Chief Minister Sai said, I am hopeful that these kits will be used to the fullest in schools. This will not only remove the hesitation of children but will also make the process of learning and teaching easier. Therefore, all the head teachers should understand the method of using these resources well and give children opportunities to move forward.

It is noteworthy that like previous years, this year also 15 students of Jashpur district have increased the pride of the district in the entire state by securing a place in the top 10 merit list in the board examinations of 10th and 12th. 94 percent of class 10th and 94 percent of class 12th students have passed, making Jashpur the district with the highest passing percentage in the state. Along with higher education, the district has also performed excellently at the primary level. The district has left a special mark at the state level by registering 99.5 percent results in class 5th and 97.3 percent results in class 8th. For the smooth conduct of educational activities in the district, the department is conducting orientation programs for all the head readers and principals at the district level under the direction of Chief Minister Sai. To promote scientific thinking, various programs are being organized by tying up with ISRO, IIT and other prestigious institutions. The attendance of teachers and students is being recorded daily through the app. Continuous monitoring of the diary is being done and the process of rationalization has been completed to improve the educational system in all the schools of the district. In the same sequence, FLN kits are being distributed through Sampark Foundation for Basic Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) of the students of 50 primary schools of the district, which will prove to be a milestone in improving the educational quality of the district.