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Kerala’s general education system has become completely digital
were built at a cost of 5 crore each. into a centre of excellence. Rs schools high-tech.
In October, another 90 schools 3,129 crores has been set aside
were inaugurated as part of the for infrastructure development Government is taking special care
Centres of Excellence programme, of schools and the construction to provide inclusive education
a drive to protect the public of 250 new school buildings will to marginalized sections of our
education system in the State. begin soon. Infrastructure is society. We have inaugurated
We have also laid the foundation being developed in more than 350 12,250 study rooms constructed
stone of 54 school buildings to schools using plan funds. Centres using government funds at
be constructed as part of this of excellence would be set up in the houses of Scheduled Caste
campaign. Of the 90 Centres of all constituencies. Infrastructure students who did not have
Excellence, four buildings have development activities of Rs 5 adequate facilities to study at
been constructed at a cost of Rs 5 crores each are being implemented home. Along with these, another
crores with funding from KIIFB, in 141 schools with KIIFB funding. 250 community study rooms for
20 buildings were built a cost of In many constituencies, KIIFB Scheduled Tribe students were
Rs 3 crores, 62 buildings were has given more than Rs 5 crores also opened. We have provided
built using plan funds and four to MLAs. These schools have 7.55 Rs. 2 lakh to each SC household
buildings were constructed with lakh sq ft of high-tech classrooms, for the purpose. The size of each
assistance from NABARD. 34 kitchen blocks, dining halls, study room is 120 square feet. The
new school buildings would be toilet blocks, laboratories and construction of 48 rooms were
constructed at a cost of Rs 3 crores auditoriums. completed in the year 2017-18.
each with KIIFB funding and 20 Another 5,217 were completed
buildings at a cost of Rs 40 crores Students in Kerala can proudly say in 2019-20, and 4,828 in 2020-
from the plan fund. that the facilities available here 21. The government expects to
are at par with the best centres complete the construction of 8,500
This is part of the Government’s anywhere in the world. We are more study rooms by early 2021.
ambitious plans to turn one school not stopping here, we are taking The financial assistance has been
in each assembly constituency steps to make all classrooms in all provided to 16,000 families so far.
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