The Uttar Pradesh government is set to upgrade schools located along the Indo-Nepal border as well as multipurpose hubs.
The chief minister has already approved the proposal for the upgradation of 16 schools located near multipurpose hubs and on the Indo-Nepal border.
It is noteworthy that the chief minister gave his consent to the proposal during a review meeting of the Basic Education department recently. To implement this proposal, the department has proposed a budget of about Rs 8.5 crore.
He also directed the officials to start Chief Minister Model Composite Schools with modern facilities in 57 districts.
The Basic Education department has presented a proposal to the chief minister, outlining plans to upgrade nine schools on interstate routes. This project is anticipated to incur an expenditure of Rs 3.71 crore. Additionally, there is a proposal to upgrade seven schools located along the international route near the Indo-Nepal border, for which the government has allocated a budget of Rs 4.73 crore.
These schools will be transformed to provide students with educational material in a smart manner. Language labs, computer labs, smart classrooms, modular science labs, robotics and machine learning labs, WiFi-enabled campuses will all be upgraded as part of the plan. Furthermore, 24-hour security arrangements will be ensured through the deployment of security personnel and sanitation workers, with provisions in the Basic Education department budget.
The proposals presented to the chief minister also outline the action plan, emphasising the pivotal role of the district magistrate throughout the project’s implementation. According to the proposal, in the districts where such schools will undergo upgrading, the district magistrate will chair and oversee the execution of the scheme.
Government institutions responsible for construction will be selected and monitored by the district magistrate. Furthermore, the committees headed by him will be responsible for procuring equipment such as computers and furniture from the GeM portal.
