Asa result of the relentless efforts made by the Education Minister Mr. Vijay InderSingla to improve the quality of education and provide better infrastructure inthe government schools, about 13000 schools have been converted into smartschools so far. As a result, enrollment in government schools has been on therise continually from last two years.
He said that during the current academic session2021-22, the enrollment has increased more than 15% than the previous year.
Disclosingthis here today, a spokesperson of the school education department said that12,976 schools have been converted into smart schools till date. Mr. Singla hadlaunched Smart School Policy in September 2019.
The main objective of thispolicy was to uplift the school infrastructure and to bring revolutionarychanges in the education sector. Under this campaign, in less than two years,41336 classrooms of about 13,000 schools have been converted into smartclassrooms.
Accordingto the spokesperson, village panchayats, various leaders, communities, donors,school management committees, NRIs and school staff have made invaluablecontribution in this drive to build smart schools.
The condition of classrooms,playgrounds, education parks, science laboratories and toilets in schools hasbeen improved. The classrooms are quite open, airy and have green / whiteboards.