At a glance
Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India: a centrally sponsored scheme to strengthen more than 14,500 existing schools so that they show how the National Education Policy 2020 works in practice. The schools also offer leadership to other schools nearby.
They are chosen through a challenge method from schools run by the Central government, State and Union Territory governments, and local bodies. In each block or urban local body, the schools chosen are one elementary and one secondary or senior secondary school.
- Approved
- 7 September 2022
- Schools
- More than 14,500
- Scheme period
- 2022-23 to 2026-27
- Total cost
- ₹27,360 crore, including a Central share of ₹18,128 crore
- Type
- Centrally sponsored scheme
- Selection
- Challenge method, with at most two schools per block or urban local body
PM SHRI runs from 2022-23 to 2026-27. A total of 33 States and Union Territories, together with the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, have signed an MoU with the Ministry of Education to implement it.
Objectives
Core objectives of PM SHRI
PM SHRI sets out to build schools that show what the National Education Policy 2020 looks like in practice.
Exemplar schools
Strengthen more than 14,500 existing schools so that they showcase all components of the National Education Policy 2020 as exemplar schools.
Leadership and mentoring
Provide leadership to other schools in their regions through mentorship.
Equitable, inclusive, and joyful schools
Provide high-quality education in a school environment that is equitable, inclusive, and joyful, and that makes children active participants in their own learning.
Well-rounded learners
Nurture holistic and well-rounded individuals who have key 21st-century skills.
Green schools
Develop schools as green schools, with solar panels, LED lights, nutrition gardens with natural farming, waste management, plastic-free campuses, and water conservation and harvesting.
Employability
Explore links with Sector Skill Councils and local industry, to improve employability and employment opportunities.
Source: Press Information Bureau (7 September 2022; 12 and 14 December 2022).
