Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Adhikari Vows West Bengal Education Revival Inspired by Vivekananda
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari wants to change education in West Bengal.
He says schools should teach more than preparation for exams.
Students should also develop good character, confidence, physical health and independence.
He wants these ideas to reflect Swami Vivekananda’s teachings.
He also wants schools to use modern technology.
Adhikari criticized the previous government for removing the National Cadet Corps from schools and colleges.
He promised to make teacher and staff hiring based on merit.
He also warned students about groups he described as anti-national.
Suvendu Adhikari pledged to reshape West Bengal’s education system around Swami Vivekananda’s teachings.
He emphasized character-building, mental strength, physical health and self-reliance over exam-focused learning.
Adhikari said modern technology would be incorporated while restoring what he called the system’s core values.
He criticized the previous government for discontinuing the National Cadet Corps and alleged recruitment corruption.
The chief minister promised merit-based recruitment and urged students to avoid influence from anti-national groups.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, state education departments and students.
- What
- A pledge to revamp the education system around Swami Vivekananda’s educational ideals and modern technology.
- When
- Saturday, at the Vidyasagar Shiksha Samman 2026 function.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Why
- To restore character-building, mental strength, physical fitness and self-reliance in education while improving recruitment practices.
Adhikari Government’s Position
Previous Government’s Position
Education priorities
Adhikari Government’s Position
Adhikari says the education system should revive Swami Vivekananda’s emphasis on character, confidence, physical health and self-reliance, alongside technology.
Previous Government’s Position
The previous government is criticized by Adhikari for allowing Vivekananda’s teachings to be gradually removed from the system; its response is not provided.
National Cadet Corps
Adhikari Government’s Position
Adhikari says discontinuing the National Cadet Corps was a blunder because it supported fitness, discipline, nationalism and patriotism.
Previous Government’s Position
The previous government discontinued the National Cadet Corps and introduced Jai Hind Vahini instead, according to Adhikari; its reasoning is not provided.
Staff recruitment
Adhikari Government’s Position
Adhikari says the new government will clean up recruitment and make teacher and non-teaching appointments strictly merit-based.
Previous Government’s Position
Adhikari alleges that recruitment under the previous government was affected by rampant corruption; the previous government’s response is not included.
- Event
- Vidyasagar Shiksha Samman 2026 function
- Speaker
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari
- Educational model
- Character-building, mental strength, physical health and self-reliance
- Technology
- The government plans to adopt technology in the modern education system.
- National Cadet Corps
- Adhikari said the previous government discontinued NCC in schools and colleges.
- Recruitment
- The chief minister promised thorough reform and merit-based appointments for teachers and non-teaching staff.
- Political criticism
- Adhikari criticized the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government.