• PM recently released the first instalment of funds under the PM SHRI Scheme.

ABOUT PRADHAN MANTRI SCHOOLS FOR RISING INDIA (PM-SHRI) SCHEME

• It is a centrally sponsored scheme by Government of India.
• This initiative is intended to develop more than 14500 PM SHRI Schools managed by Central government/State/UT Government/local bodies including KVS and NVS.
• It envisages a school in which every student feels welcomed and cared for, where a safe and stimulating learning environment exists, where a wide range of learning experiences are offered, and where good physical infrastructure and appropriate resources conducive to learning are available to all students.
• More than 20 lakh students are expected to be the direct beneficiaries of the scheme.
• The scheme will also promote understanding of various dimensions of Quality of school education and inform Policy, Practice and Implementation.
• The Scheme is proposed to be implemented over a period of 5 years w.e.f. 2022-23 to 2026-27.
• The learning from these schools will be scaled up to other schools in the country.
• It will nurture students in a way that they become engaged, productive, and contributing citizens for building an equitable, inclusive, and plural society as envisaged by the National Education Policy 2020.