PM Modi likely to visit Gujarat on September 5
August 10, 2021
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi is likely to launch the ‘School of Excellence’ project of Gujarat government worth Rs 8 thousand crores for the government run and grant-in-aid schools in the state on the ‘Teachers Day’ on 5th September 2021 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar during his Gujarat visit. PM Modi is also likely visit the Science-city and Gandhinagar Railway Station on the same day.
The project, PM Modi is going to inaugurate will cover 15 thousand government primary schools, 4 thousand grant-in-aid secondary and higher secondary schools and 1 thousand government secondary and higher secondary schools. PM Modi will dedicate a total 250 ‘schools of excellence’, one per taluka, equipped with digital infrastructure through video conferencing from Mahatma Mandir.
PM Modi will also formally launch the Command and Control centre of State Education department. The project has materialized through World Bank loan of Rs 3700 crores and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank loan of Rs 1850 crores.
The State government is planning to bring 10 thousand schools from across the State under the status of ‘School of Excellence’ within a thousand days period after the Teachers Day and more 10 thousand schools within 500 days after that. The command and control centre will enable monitoring of attendance of students and teachers, quality of education, e-learning projects and online examinations in schools. DeshGujarat
Related Stories
Recent Stories
- Shah in Anand hails Salt Cooperative Initiative of Kutch, predicts Rs. 1 lakh crore Turnover of Amul next year
- Section 144 imposed after arrest of AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava
- 24 hours rainfall data from across Gujarat; Bhiloda tops, Surat City had over 4.56 inch rain
- Chaturmas 2025 starts today across Gujarat; will end on 2nd November
- Gauri Vrat Goro begins across Gujarat ; Jaya Parvati Vrat from July 8
- Stray bull attacks man in Bhachau, Kutch; CCTV footage surfaces
- In pictures: Upcoming Five-Star Hyatt Hotel at GIFT City, Gujarat