Kejriwal writes to Modi, says over 80% of govt schools ‘worse than junkyards’
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Delhi, Sept 7th,2022: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday penned a letter to PM Narendra Modi, expressing disappointment about the state of govt schools in the country.
He referred to the Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) Yojana for the upgradation of 14,500 schools across the country and sought a plan to upgrade all one million government schools.
“You have made a plan for the modernization of 14,500 schools but if we work at this pace, it will take 100 years to upgrade all our government schools. I request you to prepare a plan for the redevelopment of all 10 lakh government-run schools in the country,” he said.
Kejriwal said that the condition of more than 80% of the schools is worse than a junkyard.
AAP leader further added that the country made a huge mistake in 1947 by not developing good schools in every village and town.
“It’s unfortunate that in the next 75 years also, we did not focus on giving our children a good education”, Kejriwal wrote.