Ahmedabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Gujarat Education Department has approved 162 new government secondary schools for the academic year 2024-25. Of these, 130 will be in non-tribal areas, while 32 will be in tribal regions.
Four new government secondary schools have been sanctioned for the Vadodara district, including three in Vaghodia taluka – Government Secondary School Limda, Government Secondary School Sangadol, and Government Secondary School Vyara. One school in Akoti village, Dabhoi taluka, has been approved.
The inauguration ceremonies for these schools were held in the presence of Member of Parliament Hemang Joshi, MLA Dharmendrasinh Vaghela, District Education Officer R.R. Vyas, Executive Chairman Nileshbhai Purani, and former Taluka Panchayat President Anupama Parmar.
During the event, around 45 students from the newly approved schools were enrolled, and educational kits were distributed by the dignitaries. The ceremony saw participation from parents, students, Limda Primary School staff members, and Limda village residents.
In June 2024, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Ahmedabad Municipal School Board had developed 30 smart schools at a cost of Rs 36 crore under the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Nine are located in the Ghatlodiya Assembly constituency, 10 in Vejalpur, 4 in Naranpura, and 7 in Sabarmati, all of which were inaugurated this year.
Of the 69 schools in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, 59 have already been transformed into smart schools, with the remaining schools set to be upgraded soon. The curriculum of these innovative schools now includes skill development, vocational training, and digital empowerment.
Additionally, they feature enhanced learning tools such as mathematics practice, science laboratories, future classrooms, 3D educational charts, 3D paintings, and various elements of Indian culture.
Meanwhile, the government informed the Assembly this year that as of December 2023, 341 state-run primary schools in Gujarat were operating with single classrooms, and over 1,400 administrative officer positions in the Education Department remained vacant.
These details were provided in a written response by Education Minister Kuber Dindor to a question posed by Congress MLA Kirit Patel during Question Hour of the ongoing Budget session.
The minister cited several reasons, including demolishing dilapidated classrooms, low student attendance, and a lack of available land for constructing new classrooms.
–IANS
janvi/dan
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
