(a) whether there is a proposal to upgrade schools throughout the country as reported in Rashtriya Sahara, dated November 21, 2005;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith present status of the proposal; and
(c) the amount is likely to be spent under this programme?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M.A.A FATMI)
(a) to (c) Most schools come under the purview of State Governments
and it is for the respective State Governments to upgrade
such schools. So far as schools under the Central Government
are concerned, upgradation/ improvement is a continuous
process and is attended to as and when the need arises.
Navodaya Vidyalayas have been set up in more than 500
districts with the objective to provide good quality modern
education to serve in each district as focal points for
improvement in quality of school education.