The State Government has given its approval for setting up model schools in all the blocks. Giving the approval the additional Chief Secretary S Raju has asked Secondary education Director, R K Kunwar to initiate the process of selection of the model schools. The education department plans to take three schools under elementary education (Primary and Upper Primary schools) and two schools under secondary education and develop them as model schools.The Government has asked the department to select these schools on the basis of population served by them with the help of local representatives. A school development plan would be initiated for constitutional planning and alleviation of education in these schools. In the first phase the serving teachers of these schools would be added in the activities for Model school but later a performance indicator of the teachers would be prepared based on which low performing teachers would be shunted out with inclusion of new ones. One of a feature of these schools would be promotion of local art and craft. The department intends to start multimedia classes with a facility of e library in these schools. A separate cell for mid day meal would be set up in these schools and health check up of the students would be ensured at regular intervals. For effective monitoring and observation of model schools department level committees would be constituted. Apart from academic excellence students would be prompted to excel in some selected sports in these schools. The education department plans to setup vocational educational units and career guidance cells in the model schools.