Computer Education in 1,500 more High Schools
January 25th, 2008
Following is an excerpt from a New Indian Express report.
BHUBANESWAR: Computer education will be imparted in 1,500 more high schools and 300 upper primary schools from the current academic session.
While 900 of the total 14,233 upper primary schools are already provided with computers under Sarva Sikshya Abhijan (SSA), 300 more schools will be extended the facility under buy, own and transfer (BOT) mode, School and Mass Education Secretary S.C. Patnaik said.
The department has also made a budgetary provision of Rs 20 crore for supply of computers to 1,500 high schools.
A centrally sponsored scheme, the Centre has given a financial assistance of Rs 15 crore while the balance is the State’s share.
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