Over 13,000 state-run primary schools without computer lab facility, Gujarat govt tells Assembly
Press Trust of India | March 28, 2022 | 10:02 PM IST | 1 min read
Tribal-dominated Dahod district has 1,024 primary schools without computer labs, followed by Mehsana with 991, Chhotaudepur with 928.
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government on Monday informed the Assembly that over 13,000 state-run primary schools do not have computer labs. Responding to a query raised by Congress MLA Ashvin Kotwal, state education minister Jitu Vaghani, in his written reply, stated that 13,818 primary schools do not have computer lab facilities.
Also read | Pariksha Pe Charcha 2022: Select students to visit Raj Bhawans to watch PPC 2022, says Dharmendra Pradhan
As per the data tabled in the Assembly by Vaghani, the tribal-dominated Dahod district has 1,024 such primary schools, followed by Mehsana with 991, Chhotaudepur with 928. Patan 786, Kutch 739 and Mahisagar with 642.
Also read | CUCET 2022: Jamia Millia Islamia decides to hold CUET for selected courses only, says official
In his reply, Vaghani said instead of computer labs, the state government has decided to build "smart classrooms" in schools under its 'Gyankunj Project' to impart education using the latest technology.
Also read | NMIMS data science, analytics students to get IDFC FIRST bank scholarships
Follow us for the latest education news on colleges and universities, admission, courses, exams, research, education policies, study abroad and more..
To get in touch, write to us at news@careers360.com.
Next Story
]Featured News
]- Vidya Pravesh: 4.2 crore students across 8.9 lakh schools covered, but numbers now falling consistently
- Over 7 lakh Kendriya Vidyalaya students assessed via education ministry’s TARA app, 1.46 lakh on career tool
- Caste on Campus: The shape of discrimination in universities and why many back UGC equity regulations
- Across Telangana’s new government medical colleges, 26 depts empty, 31 with single teachers: Doctors’ survey
- ‘No TET’: School teachers’ jobs at risk, hundreds in Delhi to rally against mandatory eligibility tests
- NCAHP draft policy curbs state role in allied and healthcare course design; grants power to verify institutes
- Private employees in government schools, Assam vocational teachers want 3rd-party agencies out of their jobs
- India saw 93,000 schools shut down over last 10 years; MP, UP lead closures, govt tells Lok Sabha
- Skill India Mission’s JSS scheme needs higher budget, infrastructure boost: Govt cites study in parliament
- Legal jobs boom with riders – master AI, intern longer, practise 3 years for judicial services