Gandhinagar, June 24 -- Gujarat's 'Mission Schools of Excellence' has become India's largest school education initiative, with the state completing the construction of 13,353 classrooms, 21,000 computer labs, 1.09 lakh smart classrooms, and 5,000 STEM labs under the project.

According to a Gujarat CMO, the programme, launched in 2022 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, aims to upgrade around 40,000 government and grant-in-aid schools in the state. The Government of Gujarat has allocated around Rs 12,000 crore for the mission, and the World Bank has committed $750 million for its implementation.

Over the past 22 years, this initiative has led to foundational improvements in the educati...