NT Reporter
Panaji
The Union Ministry of Education has informed that Goa has 35 PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India) schools, functioning under the centrally sponsored scheme, out of such 13,092 schools across the country, including KVS/ NVS/ NCERT.
These schools have facilities such as Building as Learning Aid (BaLa) features and ‘Jaadui Pitara’ for primary school children and 10 bagless days
for all students.
The Union Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary, replying to a related question in the Parliament as raised by Goan Rajya Sabha member, Sadanand Shet Tanavade and other Members of Parliament, said that central fund of Rs 570.45 crore has been released for the financial year 2026-27 for these 13,000-odd schools, while funds amounting Rs 194.86 crore, including state share has been utilised as
on July 27.
“The PM SHRI schools showcase all the initiatives of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, be the exemplar schools, and also offer benchmarking leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood,” the written reply said.
“In alignment with the National Education Policy, 2020, PM SHRI scheme has a provision to saturate these PM SHRI schools with 21 NEP components such as computer lab/ ICT lab/ smart classrooms, library with good furniture, internet facility, skill education, guidance and career counseling, fully equipped integrated science lab/ physics lab/ chemistry lab/ biology lab, playground with well-equipped sports facilities, school innovation council, youth and eco club for mission life, Building as Learning Aid (BaLa) features and jaadui pitara for primary school children.
, 10 bagless days for students, child tracking software for tracking the children attendance, fully functioning hand washing facility and toilets, green school features, etc,” it added.
Uttar Pradesh has maximum PM SHRI schools numbering 1,888, while Chandigarh has – 6 – minimum such schools.
