Inside UP’s PM Shri testing ground: Labs, smart boards and a race to catch up

Several journeys of students have mirrored a larger shift playing out across Uttar Pradesh, now India’s biggest testing ground for the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM Shri) scheme. The project, launched in 2022, aims to turn existing government schools, including Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, into NEP-aligned model institutions with smart classrooms, vocational labs, teacher training and upgraded infrastructure. With 1,888 schools selected in UP, the state has become the scheme’s largest canvas. A Ministry of Education survey found that enrolment in 40 PM Shri schools rose by 75.8 per cent after receiving the designation, compared to their 2020-21 enrolment as state government schools.
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