- The primary objective of the “Mission Schools of Excellence” initiative is to reform the curriculum of schools in Gujarat along with improving their infrastructures.
- At the inaugural event, PM Modi urged all states of India to set up state-of-the-art centers to help boost the quality of education in schools.
- The overall budget of the scheme is estimated at around Rs. 10,000 crores and the World Bank will partly fund the scheme.
- In Phase I of the program, school infrastructure upgrades worth Rs. 5,567 crores would be carried out.
- The scheme will involve setting up 1.5 lakh smart classrooms, 20,000 computer labs, 50,000 classrooms, and 5,000 Atal Tinkering Labs.
Question:
Q.1 The “Mission Schools of Excellence” will be partly funded by?a. Asian Development Bank
b. World Bank
c. New Development Bank
d. IMF
