ew Delhi, Nov. 8 : Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said that use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) would strengthen school education system. Speaking at ‘edNEXT – National Conference on ICT in School Education’ here, she said education ministers of some of the states are working to reduce burden of exams on students.Earlier, she appreciated the efforts put in by education ministers of all states in achieving hundred percent result in constructing separate toilet for boys and girls in schools during a period of one year.She said it was an outcome of the announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India on August 15 last year. The minister also felicitated all state education ministers for their efforts in fulfilling the Prime Minister’s vision of having toilets in each government school under the Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya campaign.She also elaborated on paradigm shift where the stake holders were also asked to participate in the use of mobile apps tools and to find out the utility of these apps.Keeping in view the need to recognise the ICT initiatives being taken in the education sector, she made a clarion call to every citizen to come forward and contribute towards technology innovation for the benefit of school education.