14500 PM Shri schools to emerge as exemplar schools and offer leadership to other schools
The Cabinet approved a new centrally sponsored program called Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) on 7th September 2022 to showcase the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and emerge as exemplary schools for a period of time, and also offer leadership to other schools in the neighborhood.
Over 14,500 PM SHRI schools are expected to be established under the program by strengthening existing schools among Central Government/State/UT Government/Local Government operated schools. In the first round of selection of PM SHRI schools, a total of 6207 schools from 27 States/UT have been selected along with KVS/NVS benefiting more than 35 lakh students.
This was announced by the Minister of State for Education, Smt. Annpurna Devi in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
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