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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday (September 5) that under a new centrally sponsored scheme,
As many as 14,500 schools will be "upgraded" across India to showcase the components of the National Education Policy, 2020.
KEY FEATURES OF NEP 2020
The NEP envisages a curricular structure and teaching style divided into various stages - foundational, preparatory, middle and secondary, The foundational years (pre-school and grades I, II) will involve play-based learning. At the preparatory level (III-V)) light textbooks are to be introduced along with some formal classroom teaching. Subject teachers are to be introduced at the middle level (VI-VIII).
Secondary stage (IX-XII) will be multidisciplinary in nature with no hard separation between arts and sciences or other disciplines.
HOW PM SHRI SCHOOLS WILL BE DIFFERENT ?
They will be equipped with modern infrastructure, including labs, smart classrooms, libraries, and sports facilities.
Schools developed under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) will become model schools, encapsulating the full spirit of the new National Education Policy.
WHO WILL BEAR THE COST?
Go A centrally sponsored scheme is one where the cost of implementation is likely to split in the 60:40 ratio among the Union government and the states/Union Territories.
For instance, the mid-day meal scheme (PM Poshan) or the PM Awas Yojana are examples of centrally sponsored schemes.
In the case of the Northeastern states, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and UTs without legislatures, the Centre's contribution can go up to 90%.
HOW WILL IT BE DIFFERENT FROM KV & JNV ?
12600 Kendriya Vidyalayas or Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas come entirely under the Centre's Ministry of Education.
They are fully-funded by the Union government under Central Sector Schemes.1007
While KVs largely cater to children of Union government employees posted in states and UTS, JNVs were set up to nurture talented students in rural parts of the country.
In contrast, PM SHRI schools will be an upgrade of existing schools run by the Centre, states, UTs and local bodies.
This essentially means that PM SHRI schools can either be KVS, JNVs, state government schools or even those run by municipal corporations.
WHERE WILL THESE SCHOOLS COME UP ?
The Centre has not yet released the list of schools that have been chosen for this purpose.
It has however announced that the PM SHRI schools will also "offer mentorship" to other schools in their vicinity. These schools will also be developed as green schools with water conservation, waste recycling, energy-efficient infrastructure and integration of organic lifestyle in curriculum.
