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₹250-crore action plan submitted to Karnataka Government to upgrade BBMP-run educational institutions
The Hindu
The action plan includes construction of additional classrooms and improving infrastructure facilities
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has submitted a ₹250-crore action plan to the State Government to upgrade the 63 educational institutions that it runs in the city. The action plan includes construction of additional classrooms and improving infrastructure facilities.
This comes a month after the Urban Development Department wrote to the BBMP’s Chief Commissioner directing the official to submit an action plan for the development of 47 primary and high schools for funds under the Amrut Nagarotthana scheme. Funds amounting to ₹6,000 crore have been earmarked for various development projects under this scheme.
Confirming the development, BBMP’s Assistant Commissoner (Education) Umesh B.S. told The Hindu that the action plan was submitted to the Government around a week ago.
Though the Government had sought the action plan for 47 primary and high schools, the civic body had also included 16 pre-university and degree colleges that it runs.
He said that as per the action plan already submitted, around ₹160 crore has been sought for major civil works, which includes building additional classrooms and toilets, while the remaining would go towards soft infrastructure works, such as procurement of furniture, computers etc.
The Education Department had prepared the action plan after consulting the engineering section and the subject inspectors, who visit all schools routinely.
“We have not included any funds for repairs and maintenance. For this, the BBMP uses its own funds amounting to ₹10 crore a year,” he said.
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