Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday announced that an Hindi Medium School of excellence will be opened in each district on the lines of Swami Atmanand Government English Medium School.
He said that schools in the state named after great personalities will be upgraded into multipurpose schools. He also announced Rs 2 crores for development of sports grounds at the R.D. Tiwari School.
He made the announcement on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, after the inauguration of Swami Atmanand R.D. Tiwari Government English Medium School at Amapara in Raipur.
He also felicitated the 20 outstanding teachers for their innovative ways to keep the children engaged with education during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He presented a scholarship cheque to children who lost their parents during the pandemic, an official communication said.
Baghel said that earlier only 57 children were enrolled in the RD Tiwari School (Hindi). But after upgrading it as Swami Atmanand Government English Medium School, it now has 1,000 students.
A total of three such schools have started in the capital. The children admitted in these schools hail from economically weak families. The government bears the entire cost of the fees, books and uniforms of the students.
According to Baghel, the teachers during Covid played the role of Motor Cycle Guruji, Cinema Wale Babu, Blackboard Guruji, Loud Speaker Class, Angana Education, Muskaan Library, Jugaad Studio, Smart Class, Maati Kala and more to engage the children.