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Rs. 150 crore to be spent on Government schools in East Delhi

Staff Reporter

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit inaugurates school building in Dilshad Garden

“The performance of Govt. schools is much better today than many reputed public schools”
“They would be equipped with modern facilities so that they become centres of excellence”

NEW DELHI: With the Delhi Government due to spend Rs.150 crore on upgrading and construction of 200 schools in East Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Saturday expressed confidence that the standard of education in Government schools would improve in the area in the years to come.

Speaking at a function at Dilshad Garden, where she inaugurated a school building, Ms. Dikshit said Government schools in Delhi were striving hard to acquire excellence in the field of imparting purposeful education to children. This had helped in making children better and more responsible.

“The performance of Government schools is much better today than that of a number of well-established and famous public schools as the results of Government schools have shown remarkable improvement the last few years,” she said. As a result of their performance, the Chief Minister said Government schools in Delhi had earned pride of place and had also been included in prestigious grading lists of best schools in the country.

Ms. Dikshit said the Delhi Government would open more schools in different parts of the city for the benefit of the students. Moreover, she said, they would also be equipped with modern facilities so that they become centres of excellence in studies.

Delhi Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said quality education supported by required infrastructure for children in the Capital had been the professed goal of the Government. The Government, he added, would construct swimming pools in some of the schools to ensure all-round development of the children.

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