Uttar Pradesh

• 04 Apr 2023

Varanasi’s 7 Govt. Schools will be Hi-Tech from Project Alankar

Why in News?

On 2 April 2023, Girish Kumar Singh, Inspector of Schools of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, said that under 'Project Alankar', facilities like corporate schools will be provided in 7 government high schools and intermediate schools of Varanasi district. For this, the process of signing an MoU with the executive agency has also been completed.

Key Points

• An amount of ₹2 crores has been released by the Board of Secondary Education for these government high schools and intermediate schools in the Varanasi district. Soon after the completion of the tender process, the work of renovation and renovating of the schools will start.
• The dilapidated school buildings will be improved and equipped with modern facilities.
• 12 points have been included for beautifying government schools by Project Alankar. These mainly include the facilities like clean drinking water, separate classrooms for boys and girls, a laboratory, a sports ground, a badminton court, a volleyball court, a multipurpose hall with an open gym, a smart class, a library, a solar plant with laboratory and rainwater harvesting etc.