Guwahati: Assam government announced on March 22 that 20 Higher Secondary Schools in the state would receive infrastructure upgrades through the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for the North East Region (PM-devINE) programme.
A budget of Rs 132.86 crore has been granted by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) for the improvement of 20 schools’ infrastructure.
“The 20 schools identified for upgrading their infrastructures are very old ones bearing glorious histories and public involvement”, stated a press release.
The money has been approved in eight separate batches. The PWD department has also released tenders for the construction of infrastructure. In accordance with the National Education Policy, infrastructure will be enhanced.
The eight packages under which the schools will be upgraded are as follows: –
Package 1:
1. AK HS Institution, North Guwahati;
2. Ambikagiri Balika Vidyalaya HS School, Maligaon;
3. Vidya Mandir HS School, Pandu;
4. Dadara HS School, Dadara,
The cost of Package 1 is Rs 20.81 crore.
Package 2:
1. Dharapur HS School;
2. Jalukbari HS School;
3. Rajdhar Bora HS School, Azara;
4. Arya Vidyapith HS and MP School, Guwahati.
The cost of Package 2 is Rs 24.31 crore.
Package 3:
1. Sonapur HS School;
2. Nahargurighat HS School, Maloibari;
3. Gopal Boro HS School, Dispur,
4. Dispur Government HS School;
5. Bhaskar Vidyapith HS School,Guwahati,
The cost of Package 3 is Rs 33.24 crore.
Package 4:
1. Pati Darrang Vidyapith HS School;
2. Puthimari HS School;
3. Rangiya HS School
The cost of Package 4 is Rs 23.47 crore.
Package 5:
1. Ganesh Mandir HS School, Guwahati
The cost of Package 5 is Rs 5.74 crore.
Package 6:
1. Bengali HS School, Paltan Bazar, Guwahati.
The cost of Package 6 is Rs 3.73 crore.
Package 7:
1. Banikanta Memorial HS School, Guwahati.
The cost of Package 7 is Rs 4.06 crore.
Package 8:
1. Uparhali HS School, Palasbari.
The cost of Package 8 is Rs. 7.23 crore.
A programme called PM-devINE was revealed in the Union Budget for 2022–2023. It is a central sector programme that is fully funded by the government.
PM-DevINE projects totaling Rs 1,500 crore must be approved by March 31.