The Standing Committee on Wednesday approved a proposal to set up high-tech computer laboratories in 25 municipal schools in the city. While BMC officials claim the decision was taken after a pilot project yielded positive results, corporators from an opposition party alleged that no such labs exist in any of the civic schools.

The BMC will spend '3.48 crore on these labs. “Generally, in municipal schools, children don’t get to explore and create something from scratch with the help of high-tech electronics and mechanics. These laboratories will give the children just that,” an official said.