PM-Shri Scheme

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Context

Delhi government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Union Education Ministry to implement the PM-SHRI Scheme.

About PM SHRI Schools Scheme

Launched: 2022
Type: Centrally Sponsored scheme.
Nodal Ministry: The Department of School Education and Literacy.
Objective: To develop over 14,500 schools nationwide by enhancing existing schools managed by the Central Government, States, UTs or local bodies.
Duration: Scheduled from 2022-23 to 2026-27, after which the responsibility for maintaining achieved benchmarks will be of the respective States/UTs.
Features:

Related Initiatives

● STARS Project:

○ Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) project is a World Bank-funded initiative to improve the quality of education in India.

○ Presently it is implemented in six states: Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan.