State decides to upgrade 864 schools under PM SHRI scheme
Hindustan TimesMumbai: Around 846 schools in Maharashtra will be comprehensively developed under the centre’s PM SHRI Schools scheme, chief minister Eknath Shinde said on Tuesday. The PM SHRI Schools will deliver quality teaching for the cognitive development of students to create and nurture holistic and well-rounded individuals equipped with key 21st-century skills, according to state officials. PM SHRI will provide high-quality education in an equitable, inclusive and joyful school environment that takes care of the diverse background, multilingual needs, and different academic abilities of children and makes them active participants in their own learning process as per the vision of the National Education policy 2020, said the state cabinet note. According to officials, the PM SHRI Schools will be developed as green schools, incorporating environment-friendly aspects like solar panels and LED lights, nutrition gardens with natural farming, waste management, plastic-free, water conservation and harvesting, the study of traditions/practices related to the protection of the environment, climate change related hackathon and awareness generation to adopt a sustainable lifestyle.