142 Adarsh Schools to open in Punjab: Minister

Kapurthala, Aug 3 (UNI) Punjab Education Minister Upinderjit Kaur today announced that 142 Adarsh Schools would be opened in Punjab during this year.

Talking to mediapersons after addressing a function at village Boolpur falling in Sultanpur Lodhi, Dr Upinderjit Kaur said one Adarsh School would be opened in each block of Punjab. She said 100 of these Adarsh Schools would be sponsored by industralists who would spend Rs five crore on each school.

The Adarsh Schools would impart education from nursery to plus two. She said recruitment of 16,670 teahcers would be completed within two months on merit basis.

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