India, Feb. 5 -- Civic education department allocated a budget of Rs.3,955.64 crore for FY2025-26. In a first, funds allotted for financial literacy, cyber literacy and robotics projects

MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has unveiled 'Vision 2027' for the all-round development of students in schools run by the civic body. In his budget speech on Tuesday, BMC commissioner and administrator Bhushan Gagrani used the acronym 'SAMPURN' (S-School Infrastructure, A-Admission, M-Merit, P-Productivity, U-Universalisation of Education, R-Responsibility, N-Nutrition and Health) to describe the programme.

'Mission SAMPURN' will be implemented from the 2025-26 academic year and aims to provide 'complete' or 'holistic' development ...