PM Modi launches Mission Schools of Excellence in Gujarat

The PM said the recently launched 5G telecom service will take the education system to the next level in the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the Mission Schools of Excellence at Tri Mandir’s Dadanagar Convention Hall, Gandhinagar today, October 19, 2022. During the launch, the PM said the recently launched 5G telecom service will take the education system to the next level in the country. The prime minister was speaking after launching the Gujarat government's Mission Schools of Excellence initiative at Adalaj town in Gandhinagar district. This initiative include building 50,000 classrooms, 1.5 lakh smart classrooms, 5,000 Atal Tinkering labs and 20,000 computer labs across Gujarat in the next four-years. The first phase of school infrastructure worth over INR 5,567 crore will begin after the launch today.

Modi lauded the Gujarat government for its progress in the education sector in the last two decades. He pointed out that knowledge of English was considered as the mark of being intellectual even though the English language is just a medium of communication back in the day. "The 5G service will go beyond smart facilities, smart classrooms and well as smart teachings. It will take our education system to the next level," the prime minister said.

The event was attended by over 20,00 teachers and school management committee members in Gujarat. Gujarat education minister, Jitu Vaghani shares the following details about the project- Under the programme, 50,000 classrooms, 1.5 lakh smart classrooms, 5,000 Atal Tinkering labs and 20,000 computer labs will be built across Gujarat in the next four-years.

After the launch, the first stage of school infrastructure worth over INR 5,567 crore will commence. The event was also telecasted live via BISAG TV and social media, approximately 1 crore students and teachers got the access to the broadcast.

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