Know all about the “PM Shri Scheme” which will ensure upgradation of at least two schools from every block of Bharat

Union Minister for Education and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday, February 19 launched the flagship PM Shri (Prime Minister School for Rising India) Scheme on Monday, February 19, in a programme held at Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur.

Pradhan was accompanied by Chhattisgarh’s Chief Minister (CM), Vishnu Deo Sai and Minister for Culture, School and Higher Education of Chhattisgarh, Brijmohan Agarwal in the programme held on Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay auditorium of Science College.

Expressing his delight over the launch of the scheme, Pradhan said that the Amrit Pidhi (current generation of student) of Chhattisgarh will be provided with the quality education according to the 21st century in these quality wise superior schools.

“The Narendra Modi led government is committed to the growth and happiness of Chhattisgarh, the children of Chhattisgarh are the biggest asset of the State; hence the priority of the double engine government is to fulfill the “Guarantees of Modi” via schemes like PM Shri, Samagra Siksha or PM Poshan”, said Pradhan in a tweet.

Further, while thanking the State government for the promotion and inclusion of regional languages in education, Pradhan said that providing education in Indian languages is vested in the spirit of the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and I expect that the Chhattisgarh government will execute and implement all the aspect of the NEP from the next academic session at a lightning speed.

Pradhan also emphasises on the need for stress free quality education for the students and informs them that the students of class 10th and 12th will be provided with two time opportunities for the board exams during the academic session of the year 2025-26.

Meanwhile terming it a historic day for Chhattisgarh, the State’s CM Vishnu Deo Sai, said that a total of 211 schools including 193 schools of elementary stage and 18 of secondary stage have been included in the scheme. The students in these schools will be provided education in ICT and digital classrooms, and they will also get internship with local businesses along with entrepreneurship opportunities.

Further while disclosing that a total of 17 central schools and 20 Navoday schools of Chhattisgarh have also been included under the PM Shri Yojna, Chhattisgarh Education Minister Brijmohan Agarwal also asserted that PM Shri scheme is the vision of developed India, it’s a dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Amritkal.

In the coming days in Chhattisgarh, education will be provided in smart classes and via ‘e learning’. Our efforts are to established a distinct identity of ‘Chhattisgarh’s Education System’ in the country in the next 5 years, added Agarwal.

PM Shri Yojna

It is to be noted that earlier, the Union Government, while announcing the scheme had informed that it had allocated a fund of Rs 27,360 crore to upgrade selected numbers of schools across the nation under the flagship PM Shri Yojna. The government had also informed us that it intends to upgrade as many as two schools in a block as model schools, which will include concepts such as ‘balvatika’ that have been introduced in the NEP in lines of the play schools.

A total of 14,500 schools across the country have been identified and are being upgraded according to the modern needs under the flagship scheme. The students of these schools will also be provided with the opportunity to enrol in local businesses for internships and opportunities of entrepreneurship. The student of these selected schools will also be provided with business education with an aim to enhance their skill set at an early age.