NEW DELHI, JULY 23: A total of 881 students from Punjab government schools have cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), marking a significant milestone for the state’s public education framework. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal congratulated the successful candidates and their families, contrasting the current result with the era prior to 2022, when fewer than 100 students from government institutions managed to pass the medical entrance exam.
Credit for the surge in qualification numbers was attributed to comprehensive structural reforms introduced across state-run schools. Addressing the public via a social media video, the AAP leader stated that access to quality schooling for every child remains foundational to the country’s economic and social progress.
“NEET is an extremely difficult exam, and government schools are attended primarily by children from economically weaker families. Before our government came to power in 2022, fewer than 100 students had qualified NEET. This time, 881 students have achieved success,” Arvind Kejriwal stated.
The party convenor added that empowering youth from low-income backgrounds through professional careers serves as a direct pathway out of generational poverty. “Now the children of rickshaw pullers and labourers will become doctors, giving them a brighter future. When the child of a rickshaw puller becomes a doctor, it lifts the entire family out of poverty,” Kejriwal affirmed, declaring that no administration in the past 75 years has prioritized public schooling to this extent.
Joining the commendations, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann praised the dedication of families and educators behind the performance. “Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar had said that education is like the milk of a lioness. Whoever drinks it will roar. We are fulfilling Babasaheb Ambedkar’s dream,” Chief Minister Mann declared.
The Chief Minister asserted that long-term economic mobility relies on academic and professional achievement rather than welfare assistance alone. “Red, yellow or green ration cards cannot eliminate poverty. They can only provide two meals a day. Poverty will end only when our children are educated,” Bhagwant Mann maintained.
