More than 63,500 schools in Maharashtra became digital up to June this year, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here today. He called for laying more emphasis on e-learning and e-school projects in the era of Information Technology. Fadnavis today chaired a review meeting of school education department at his official residence 'Varsha'. School Education Minister Vinod Tawde, Additional Principal Secretary of the School Education Department Vandana Krishna, among others, attended the meeting.

"In January 2016, more than 10,000 schools became digital. Now at the end of June this year, more than 63500 schools have gone digital. In the coming days the students should get facilities like e-learning and e-school. The school education department should work in this direction," he said.