Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh distributed 2,625 tablets to students in 372 primary government schools.

He also launched ‘Mission Shat Pratishat’ (Mission 100%) for the year 2020-21 to empower schools to achieve 100 per cent result despite the Covid-19 crisis.He also virtually inaugurated 1,467 smart schools in the state.

Pointing out the challenges in education in view of the Covid situation, Captain Amarinder said the Mission Shat Pratishat was aimed at further strengthening the digital education infrastructure in schools through e-books, EDUSAT lectures, e-content and online classes.

The mission, said the Chief Minister, would help further boost the standard in government schools.

Recently, the Mission Shat Pratishat was launched by the Punjab education department with an objective to further improve the results of government schools in comparison to the past years.

About the Mission Shat Pratishat:
The Mission is launched to achieve 100 per cent result in classes 5, 8, 10, and 12 of government schools. 
The examination will be conducted by the Punjab School Education Board in another three months.

Pathway to achieve 100 per cent result:
Simplified and innovative material- First, the simplified material of each and every subject to make the teaching-learning process easy, interesting and effective, have been prepared by a team of dedicated teachers.
The e-content of the syllabus for different classes as well subjects have been prepared.
Smart classroom-  to execute the e-content at the grass-root level, the Smart Class Rooms have been set up in several government schools along with LED projectors and teachers have been provided with the technical know-how to operate the system with the help of teams of Parho Punjab, Parhao Punjab.
Focus on Practical instead on theory-Practical examinations for different subjects have been introduced. For instance, for English, the practical examination will test listening and speaking skills. Audio clips are being provided to the school teachers for the purpose. Language Labs have been set up in schools.
Concept of Map Day- For Social Studies, Wednesday has been fixed as “Map Day” to provide practical knowledge on the maps and there is a uniformity in the activities across the state.
Progress monitoring-Micro planning is being done. The progress report of each and every student is being analyzed. The subject wise list of each class is being prepared on the basis of three categories – students who have got less than 40 per cent, between 40 and 60 per cent and more than 80 per cent in in-house examinations.
Use of technology- WhatsApp groups of teachers, students, and parents by different subject teachers have been formed to ensure proper coordination. The teachers and students are being sensitised about the structure of the question papers through Edusat (Education Satelite). 
Voluntary classes- The government school teachers have voluntarily been taking extra classes not only during working days but also on Sundays and holidays.