(a) whether the Government proposes to set up Adarsh Vidyalayas in the Scheduled Districts
in every State;
(b) if so, the number of Scheduled Districts identified in the State of Odisha for the
establishment of Adarsh Vidyalayas;
(c) whether any such Adarsh Vidyalaya is proposed to be set up in Sundargarh District, a
Scheduled District of Odisha; and
(d) if so, the steps taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)
(a) to (d): The Finance Minister in her Budget Speech on 01.02.2021 has announced to
qualitatively strengthen more than 15,000 schools from across the country to include all
components of the National Education Policy, 2020. The objective is to develop them as
exemplar schools in their regions, handholding and mentoring other schools to achieve the
ideals of the policy.
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