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101 Punjab schools selected for upgrade

Hindustan Times Amritsar

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March 12, 2025

Amid a standoff between the central government and some non-BJP-ruled states over its implementation, the Centre has selected 101 secondary and higher secondary schools in Punjab for upgradation under the Prime Minister Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme.

- Navneet Sharma

CHANDIGARH:

These schools were selected through the challenge mode process from among the 968 state-run schools that participated in the sixth round. The total number of PM SHRI schools in Punjab has increased to 347, including one upper primary school, 80 secondary schools and 266 higher secondary schools. Thirty-five of these are girls' schools.

Patiala has the highest number of PM SHRI schools at 29, followed by Bathinda and Gurdaspur with 26 each, according to data shared by the Union ministry of education with the state government. Amritsar has 24 and Ludhiana 23. Additionally, 38 Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and 23 Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) schools in Punjab have also been selected for upgradation under this centrally sponsored scheme.

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