According to an official statement, the Yogi Adityanath government has started acting to provide schools in Uttar Pradesh with cutting-edge amenities as part of the “PM SHRI” programme in order to fulfil the government’s vision of providing children in the state with high-quality education and fostering a favorable atmosphere for learning.
According to the National Education Policy, the Central Government has placed a strong emphasis on implementing a modern educational system, for which the PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) programme has been introduced. According to an official statement, the State Government recently announced its budget, and it included a figure for this programme of more than Rs 1,000 crores. The declaration states that Rs 510 crore will be allocated to basic education and Rs 500 crore to secondary education with help from the Central Government.
“According to the standards of this scheme, selected schools will be given the status of PM SHRI and will be equipped with modern facilities. As many as 1753 schools have been verified by the state government at the district and state levels and the list of those has been sent to the central government,” it read.
It is noteworthy that the Central Government had decided to upgrade 14,500 schools across the country under the PM SHRI scheme. After the announcement of the PM, the Yogi government has provided funds for this in 2023-24.
According to the Director General, School Education, Vijay Kiran Anand, under the ‘PM SHRI’ scheme of the Central Government, two eligible schools were selected from each block and applications were made from them. After this, these schools were evaluated at the BSA level.
Under this scheme, these schools will be developed according to the National Education Policy 2020.