PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
Chief secretary Anand Bardhan instructed the officials concerned to accelerate the establishment of computer labs and libraries in PM Shri schools. He issued this direction on Monday while reviewing the PM Shri schools at the secretariat and emphasised the need for a timely budget allocation for school libraries.
During the meeting, the CS asked that the creation of integrated science laboratories in 32 PM Shri schools should be prioritised, with the budget for this initiative to be released within a month. He called for prompt communication with Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur to ensure the timely availability of tinkering labs. Additionally, he insisted that efforts be made swiftly to provide playgrounds at all PM Shri schools.
It should be noted that in addition to this, in the meeting, it was informed that 226 schools in the State have been designated as PM Shri schools, which comprises 34 primary schools and 192 secondary schools. Further, an additional 15 schools have received approval. It was also reported that 16 out of the 22 components of PM Shri have been completely implemented, while the remaining six components are currently in different phases of development.
