Tamil Nadu CM Stalin announces plan to develop school infrastructure

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Chief minister M K Stalin on Wednesday announced majorinfrastructureprojects for development ofschools, roads and transport service in Nadu. He made the announcements in the assembly under rule 110 of the House.
He said the government needed to spend Rs 12,300 crore to construct 26,000 new classrooms, 7,500 km compound walls and carry out maintenance of old school buildings. Per Aasiriyar Anbazhagan development scheme was announced to ensure the same, he said.

As the student strength has increased, he said Infrastructure would be improved in 7,200 schools at a cost of Rs 1,050 crore. The works include construction of 6,000 classrooms in panchayat union, elementary and middle schools, and 1,200

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classrooms in high schools and higher secondary schools this year. An additional Rs 115 crore was being allocated for maintenance of school buildings, he said.
The government schools in the state saw enrolment of 15 lakh students in the last two years. The State Government was implementing various programmes like free morning meals, Illam Thedi Kalvi, Ennum Ezhuthum, and Naan Mudalvan Scheme to develop the educational sector and be a role model for other states, said Stalin.