Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan along with Chief Minister of Haryana Shri Manohar Lal Khattar dedicated 124 PM-Shri schools to Haryana. These schools will have ICT labs and Smart Classrooms also. School Education Minister, Government of Haryana, Shri Kanwar Pal, Senior officials, dignitaries, and eminent academicians also graced the event. Apart from these, the Ministers also launched the Accreditation of the Schools app and Mobile Application (NIPUN). Books and Learning Materials for Balvatika-3rd were also be unveiled during the occasion.

The event started with the presentations on PM Shri schools, E-Adhigam and MIS platform. The Online Transfer Policy and Foundational Literacy and Numeracy - Nipun Haryana Mission were also showcased. The Ministers visited the exhibition on PM Shri School Program and the National Education Policy (NEP) during the launch event.

While addressing Shri Pradhan said that today is a 'historic day' towards ensuring a bright future for the children of Haryana through advanced and quality education by bringing NEP to the ground. He said that PM-Shri Schools will be a symbol of excellence with 21st century modern education based on skill-based, people-life-culture and mother tongue. He expressed his confidence that the launch of PM Shri School will increase the potential of school education in Haryana and the children of Haryana will benefit for the initiative.

Shri Pradhan congratulated the State Government for the various initiatives and reforms initiated by the Haryana School Education Department to make the school education in Haryana vibrant. He also highlighted that the New Education Policy (NEP) has played a vital role in formulating the growth of students in every aspect of their curriculum.

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