PM Modi announces PM-SHRI scheme to develop and upgrade 14,500 schools nation-wide

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, September 5, said that 14,500 schools across the country will be developed and upgraded under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. On the occasion of Teachers' Day, Modi said that the PM-SHRI schools will become model schools, encapsulating the full spirit of the new National Education Policy (NEP), as stated in a report by PTI. 

"Today, on #TeachersDay I am glad to announce a new initiative - the development and upgradation of 14,500 schools across India under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. These will become model schools which will encapsulate the full spirit of NEP," he said in a series of tweets. 

"The PM-SHRI schools will have a modern, transformational and holistic method of imparting education. Emphasis will be on a discovery oriented, learning centric way of teaching. Focus will also be on modern infra including latest technology, smart classrooms, sports and more," Modi tweeted.