4,684 cr allocated to create 15,552 'Adarsh Vidyalayas': Nishank
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Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Feb 1 : Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on Monday said the National Research Foundation (NRF) will be strengthened to promote new inventions in the country. An allocation of Rs 50,000 crore has been made in the budget for this. Along with this the creation of over 15,000 'Adarsh Vidyalayas' (model schools) was also announced.
He informed that the 'Adarsh Vidyalayas' will be set up across the country. The objective of the 'Adarsh Vidyalaya Scheme' would be to create one primary and one elementary school in each block and one secondary and one senior secondary school in each district. It would have a safe learning environment where a wide range of learning experiences will be offered.