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Cabinet approves Rs 27,360-cr scheme for setting up over 14k PM-SHRI schools
Updated On: 07 September, 2022 04:08 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The scheme, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 5 on the occasion of Teachers Day, will seek to strengthen existing schools from amongst those managed by the Central and state governments, as well as local bodies
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan with I & B Minister Anurag Thakur briefs the media on Cabinet decisions at National Media Centre. Pic/PTI
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 27,360 crore scheme for setting up over 14,000 PM-SHRI schools across the country.
Under the scheme, over 14,000 schools, including Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas, will be strengthened to emerge as PM-SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India), Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Anurag Thakur told reporters after the Cabinet meeting.
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