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PM SHRI schools

08 Aug,2023 Download Pdf 2 Min Read

PM SHRI schools

- PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) is a centrally sponsored scheme to be implemented by Government of India over a period of 5 years (2022-23 to 2026-27).
- The framework aims to develop more than 14500 PM SHRI Schools managed by Central government/State/UT Government/local bodies.
- Its implementation shall help in building an equitable, inclusive, and plural society as envisioned by the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 and also offer leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood.
- More than 20 lakh students are expected to be the direct beneficiaries of the scheme.
- The major interventions in the PM SHRI Scheme are:
  1. Quality and Innovation
  2. Annual School Grants for library, sports, etc.,
  3. Early Childhood Care and Education and Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
  4. Flexibility in choice of subjects offered to students
  5. Safe and appropriate infrastructure for girls and Children with Special Needs
  6. Encouraging mother tongue as medium of instruction.
  7. ICT, smart classrooms and digital libraries for using digital pedagogy.
  8. Enhancing internship/entrepreneurship opportunities especially with local industry
  9. Strengthening of existing infrastructure

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