Shimla, July 27 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presided over the Bal Mela at Nagrota Bagwan on Monday. He said the state government was undertaking wide-ranging reforms to provide quality education in government schools.

He said that around 24,000 students have shifted from private schools to 150 government schools following the CBSE curriculum this year which reflects the growing confidence of parents in the government education system. He said that over the next two to four years, government schools would undergo a complete transformation, with modern facilities and improved teaching standards encouraging more parents to enroll their children in government schools.

The Chief Minister said that the government...