Hyderabad, Feb. 10 -- Telangana has 794 schools selected under the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme, Union Minister of State (MoS) for Education Jayant Chaudhary informed the Lok Sabha.

The information was provided in a written reply to a question raised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Dharmapuri Arvind from Nizamabad, who sought details on the implementation of the PM SHRI scheme in the state of Telangana.

PM SHRI initiative

PM SHRI is a centrally sponsored initiative of the Union Ministry of Education aimed at strengthening government schools in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Under the scheme, existing government schools are selected and upgraded to serve as mod...