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Portal to be designed for quality education

Himachal Pradesh Polity and Governance

As the state budget thrust was on quality education, ‘Him Darpan Shiksha Ekikrit Portal’ will be developed. The portal will enable uploading of information on teaching-learning practices and personal matters through a mobile application.
The highest Budget of Rs 8,024 crore (16 per cent) has been earmarked for the sector and several new schemes, including “Swaran Jayanti Super-100” under which 100 best students will be selected by the SCERT after Class V, and special courses in science, maths and spoken English will be started on a pilot basis to prepare students for competitive exams.
During 2021-22, 100 maths labs will be set up in government middle schools, chess be promoted to develop mental faculties of children and diet money of the participants be doubled from Rs 50 to Rs100 at the block level, from Rs 60 to Rs120 at the zonal/district level and from Rs 75 to Rs150 at the state level.
Three schemes – the Swaran Jayanti Gyanodaya Cluster Shrestha Vidyalaya Yojana, the Swaran Jayanti Utkrisht Vidyalaya Yojana and the Utkrisht Yojana for the colleges — will be launched during the financial year covering 100 cluster schools, 68 senior secondary schools and nine colleges. These will be equipped with modern facilities.