Schools in Punjab will be upgraded soon. Schools will be upgraded under PM Shri Yojana. In fact, the Punjab government has expressed its desire to implement the central government's scheme in the state. The Punjab government has also written a letter to the Center regarding this.
Expected to get 515 crore rupees
It is being said that with the implementation of the PM Shri Yojana, the Punjab government is expected to get 515 crore rupees for upgrading the schools. The objective of this scheme is to upgrade schools and reflect the National Education Policy, 2020 (NEP).
Education Secretary of Punjab wrote a letter to the Centre
In a letter written to Union Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar on July 26, Punjab Education Secretary Kamal Kishore Yadav said that the matter was reconsidered and it was decided that the state of Punjab would implement the PM Shri Yojana. After this, it was said that an indicative budget should be made available for preparing the plan under this and the management portal should also be opened.
The government had refused PM Shri Yojana
Let us tell you that the Punjab government was not willing to implement the PM Shri Yojana. Due to which the Union Ministry of Education had given the amount received under this scheme to Punjab. But now the Punjab government is ready to implement the central plan.