1,753 government-run primary (class 1 to 5), composite (class 1 to 8) and secondary (up to class 12) schools of the state can look forward to mega revamp in the days to come.
These schools have been picked up for a revamp under the Centrally-sponsored PM SHRI (Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India) School Scheme. The list of these selected schools has been released by the director general (school Education)Vijay Kiran Anand.
As per the list, Prayagraj andGorakhpurdistricts have a maximum of 47 schools each. Likewise, there are 43 schools from Azamgarh district that have been selected for the scheme. Similarly, 42 schools each in Jaunpur and Hardoi district, 36 schools each in Ghazipur and Rae Bareli, 35 schools each have been picked up in Bulandshahr andSiddharth Nagarhave been included in the list.
In Prayagraj alone, a total of 927 schools had applied, out of which 609 were found to be meeting the minimum prescribed standards. Although, two schools were to be selected in each development block, 47 schools have been selected in 21 blocks of Prayagraj. Altogether, 1,753 schools in the state have been selected across the state under the PM SHRI Scheme.