Cm Virtually Lays Foundation Stone of Institution of Excellence to be Built in the Capital

• 06 Sep 2022

Why in News?

On the occasion of Teachers' Day on September 5, 2022, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel laid the virtual foundation stone of an institute of excellence with world-class facilities to be built in the capital to enhance the quality of school education in the state.

Key Points

• A world-class educational institution will be established under the operation of Chhattisgarh Excellence School Society. For this, 20 acres of land has been allotted free of cost to the School Education Department by Nava Raipur Atal Municipal Development Authority in Sector-32 of Nava Raipur.
• The Chief Minister will be the President of the Society of Excellence and the Minister of School Education will be its vice-president. Member secretary and seven other members have been appointed in the society.
• A world class residential educational institution will be developed for a total of 700 students from class 6th to 12th.
• The complex will be developed in two phases. In the first phase, academic building and laboratory, administrative building, dining hall, hostel, indoor sports complex, swimming pool, horse riding, playground, principal and vice principal bungalow etc. will be developed in the educational residential complex for a total of 200 students.
• In the second phase, auditorium, hostel and staff quarters for boys and girls will be developed according to the full capacity of the school.
• Administrative approval of Rs 49.52 crore has been given by the Society for the construction of the first phase of the Institute of Excellence Campus project. On the instructions of the Chief Minister, the period of construction work of an institute of excellence has been kept for 12 months.
• The students of Chhattisgarh will get world-class educational facilities from the ambitious project Institute of Excellence, being set up in Nava Raipur by the Chhattisgarh School of Excellence Society.