Double-engine govt granted ₹120 cr for edu devpt in Balangir: Pradhan

₹30 cr each has been sanctioned for two Kendriya Vidyalayas at Titilagarh and Patnagarh

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Balangir

THE double-engine government has allocated over ₹120 crore for development of education in Balangir district, asserted Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday.

Speaking to mediapersons after inaugurating the temporary campuses of Kendriya Vidyalaya at Titilagarh and Patnagarh each, and laying foundation stones for their permanent campuses, Pradhan said the double-engine government has sanctioned ₹30 crore each for establishments of the two schools.

"In December last year too, Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved establishment of 85 new central schools across the country and 28 new Navodaya schools, including eight new central schools in Odisha. In this direction, the temporary campuses of Kendriya Vidyalaya - one at Titilagarh and the other at Patnagarh - were inaugurated and foundation stones laid for the permanent campuses," he said.