Modi announces PM-SHRI scheme for upgrading 14,500 schools

New Delhi, 5/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday that 14,500 schools across the country will be developed and upgraded under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana.

On the occasion of Teacher’s Day, Modi said the PM-SHRI schools will become model schools, encapsulating the full spirit of the new National Education Policy.

 

“Today, on #TeachersDay I am glad to announce a new initiative – the development and upgradation of 14,500 schools across India under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. These will become model schools which will encapsulate the full spirit of NEP,” he said in a series of tweets.