The ADB funded project to develop 190 Atal Utkrisht Vidhyalayas (AUV) and 110 primary schools in the state
The Education department of Uttarakhand is planning to revamp and modernise 300 government schools in the state with a sum of Rs 700 Crores. These schools would be developed in a period of five years with the help of funds provided by the Asian Development Board (ADB). These 300 schools would be developed as leader schools in the state.
The secretary education, R Meenakshi Sundaram said that 190 Atal Utkrisht Vidhyalayas (AUV) and 110 primary schools would be included in the ADB funded project. The amount would be spent on developing infrastructure and other facilities in these schools. The education secretary added the process of granting Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliation to the AUV would soon be completed. He said that the proposal for appointment of teachers in AUV is ready. Sundaram said that the amendment in the transfer policy is needed for appointment of teachers in the AUV and for it a proposal has been sent to the department of personnel. The proposal for amendment in the act would be brought before the cabinet.
Dedicated to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the AUVs are modelled on the lines of Kendriya Vidhyalayas (KV) and Navodaya Vidhyalayas. In an attempt to give competition to the private schools and provide quality education to the poor students residing in all parts of the state the state government has planned to open these schools.
