When Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the PM SHRI (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) scheme in 2022, the target was clear: convert over 14,500 existing government schools into flagship institutions under the umbrella of the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020). Nearly three years in, official records reflect substantial progress but also show significant variation in implementation across states and districts.
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A POLICY WITH PEDIGREE
The NEP 2020, formulated under the guidance of the late K. Kasturirangan, promised a re-engineered school system anchored in equity, inclusion, modern pedagogy and Indian knowledge systems.
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