Chandigarh, August 29, 2021: As a result of the relentless efforts made by the Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla to improve the quality of education and provide better infrastructure in the government schools, 13225 schools have been converted into smart schools so far. As a result, enrollment in government schools has been on the rise continually from last two years.
Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the school education department said that 13225 schools have been converted into smart schools till date.
Singla had launched Smart School Policy in September 2019. The main objective of this policy was to uplift the school infrastructure and to bring revolutionary changes in the education sector.
According to the spokesperson, village panchayats, various leaders, communities, donors, school management committees, NRIs and school staff have made invaluable contribution in this drive to build smart schools.
The condition of classrooms, playgrounds, education parks, science laboratories and toilets in schools has been improved. The classrooms are quite open, airy and have green / white boards.
