Over 50,000 students attend SGPC-runs schools in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai and Himachal Pradesh. The organisation also plans to introduce the divinity class into the colleges it manages in these regions after applying to the University Grants Commission.
At a recent conference, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar had asked SGPC school principals to introduce the programme, telling them, “It will instill moral values in coming generations and help revive our heritage.”