Computers, interactive panels: AAP launches Rs 400-crore plan for Punjab schools
India Today
Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday said the initiative, launched under the 'Punjab Sikhya Kranti' programme, will equip schools with modern technology and significantly transform classroom teaching.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab has announced a Rs 400 crore digitalisation project aimed at replacing outdated hardware and phasing out obsolete computer systems from government schools across the state, in a move aimed at ensuring smooth functioning of the state's academic infrastructure.
Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday said the initiative, launched under the 'Punjab Sikhya Kranti' programme, will equip schools with modern technology and significantly transform classroom teaching.
"For too long, our students were working on computers so outdated that they barely functioned, still running on old versions of Microsoft Paint. We are changing it permanently," Bains said.
Under the project, 38,649 new desktop computers loaded with updated software will be distributed to 5,012 government schools.
According to Bains, all senior secondary and high schools will receive the new systems, along with 50 per cent of middle schools.
Dedicated computer labs will be established in 5,000 schools to ensure that every secondary and senior secondary government school has a fully functional digital learning space.
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