Teachers’ Day 2022: 14,500 schools to be upgraded as PM-Shri with NEP components, says PM Modi
On the occasion of teachers’ day Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that 14,500 schools across the country will be upgraded under a new centrally sponsored scheme PM-SHRI (PM Schools for Rising India) to showcase all components of the National Education Policy-2020.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had first announced the plan in June during a conference with the states and Union Territories in Gujarat. The PM, who also interacted with teachers who won the National Awards during the day, said that the schools will “encapsulate the full spirit of the NEP”.
“Under the scheme, the schools which have been identified include those run by the Centre, states, UTs and local bodies. PM-SHRI will showcase all components of the National Education Policy-2020 and act as exemplar schools and also offer mentorship to other schools in their vicinity,” the government said in a statement.
Today, on #TeachersDay I am glad to announce a new initiative – the development and upgradation of 14,500 schools across India under the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana. These will become model schools which will encapsulate the full spirit of NEP.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 5, 2022
The NEP provisions that will be implemented at PM-SHRI include a major focus on achieving learning outcomes in every grade rather than clearing exams. “Assessment at all levels will be based on conceptual understanding and application of knowledge to real life situations and will be competency-based,” the government added.
Meanwhile, during the interaction with the teachers, Modi stressed that teachers have a monumental role in the implementation of the NEP-2020, which, he said, should be the basis of the lives of the students.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan pose for a group photograph with winners of National Awards to Teachers, on Teacher’s Day, in New Delhi, September 5, 2022. (PTI)
Recalling his Independence Day proclamation of ‘Panch Pran’, Modi suggested that the ‘prans’ may be “discussed regularly in the schools so that their spirit is clear to the students”.
“These resolutions are being appreciated as a way for the progress of the nation and we need to find a way to communicate them to the children and students,” he said. Briefly touching upon India overtaking the United Kingdom as the world’s fifth largest economy, Modi said it was a special feat for the country.
“The pleasure of surpassing those who ruled over India for approximately 250 years supersedes the mere statistics of improved ranking from the sixth largest to the fifth largest economy,” he said.
