HT Correspondent
DIMAPUR, July 29: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan dedicated 10 PM SHRI schools and laid foundation stones for 23 hostels in Nagaland.
The schools were officially dedicated to the nation by Pradhan in a virtual ceremony held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, during the Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam on Tuesday.
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The event was streamed live and attended by students, teaching faculty, district administration officials, MLAs, community members, and parents from across Nagaland.
The Government of India celebrated Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam: the celebration of the 5th anniversary of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 by formally dedicating PM SHRI schools and laying the foundation stones for hostels under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), marking a dual milestone in education and tribal welfare.
Selected from among 49 government schools in Nagaland, 10 PM SHRI institutions, one representing each district, were recognised as model schools for their implementation of NEP 2020 standards. They are PM SHRI GHSS Chumoukedima, PM SHRI GHSS Kiphire, PM SHRI GHS Kiruphema, PM SHRI Mayangnokcha GHSS, PM SHRI GMS Mon Town A, PM SHRI GHS DC Colony Peren Town, PM SHRI GHS Phusachodu, PM SHRI GHSS Thangjam, PM SHRI GHS, Wokha Village and PM SHRI GHS Nyengching.
The schools, as part of the nation’s 14,500 school PM SHRI initiative, will serve as centres of excellence with enhanced infrastructure and curricula reflecting NEP’s focus on access, quality, equity, and inclusion.
