Overview
- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy paid tribute to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and credited him with early policies such as adult literacy, universal primary education, compulsory free schooling under 14, vocational training and the UGC.
- Reddy tied the homage to ongoing state efforts, citing Young India Integrated Residential Schools in every constituency, upgrades of ITIs to Advanced Technology Centres and the establishment of Young India Skill University.
- He also underscored Azad’s stand for communal harmony and noted the anniversary’s observance as Minority Welfare Day, highlighting Telangana schemes like Indiramma Minority Mahila Yojana and Revanthanna Ka Sahara.
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu saluted Azad’s role in laying the foundation of India’s education system and recalled his contributions to education, science and technology while extending National Education Day greetings.
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called Azad a symbol of Hindu-Muslim harmony and a leading educationist as the nation observed his birth anniversary as National Education Day.