Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, July 15

School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla said the government had decided to provide additional facilities for effective learning activities and make the look of schools attractive. He added that a grant of Rs 6.43 crore had been given under the smart school project for construction and renovation of entry gates and construction of reception areas in the best schools across the state.

Singla said as the budget of Rs 117 crore had already been approved for smart classrooms, now the Education Department had also decided to provide an additional grant of Rs 73.38 lakh for paint and other renovation works of smart classrooms of 832 government schools. He added that soon, the department would also release a grant of Rs 4.46 lakh for similar works in 14,853 classrooms of government schools.

He said the required instructions had already been released to all district education officers for proper utilisation of these grants. The department, in the directions, had directed the district education officers to ensure proper paint work on doors and windows of smart classrooms and required work for the protection of projectors.