Parliament Question: Inclusion of Government Schools under PM SHRI Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 3880 ANSWERED ON – 16/03/2026 Inclusion of Government Schools under PM SHRI Scheme †3880. Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav: Shri Giridhari Yadav: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) the number of Government schools included under the PM SHRI (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) scheme in Bihar so far; and (b) the details of the assistance being provided by the Government to the said schools? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY) (a) & (b): Under the PM SHRI scheme, a total of 836 PM SHRI schools have been selected from the State of Bihar. The details of these PM SHRI schools may be accessed on the website of PM SHRI scheme at the link: https://pmshri.education.gov.in/state. In alignment with the National Education Policy, 2020, PM SHRI scheme has a provision to saturate these PM SHRI schools with 21 NEP components such as computer lab/ICT lab/smart classrooms, library with good furniture, internet facility, vocational skill education, guidance and career counselling, fully equipped integrated science lab/physics lab/chemistry lab/biology lab, playground with well-equipped sports facilities, school innovation council, youth and eco club for mission life, Building as Learning Aid (BaLa) features and jaadui pitara for primary school children, 10 bagless days for students, child tracking software for tracking the children attendance, fully functioning handwashing facility and toilets, green school features etc. These PM SHRI schools are to showcase all the initiatives of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, be the exemplar schools, and also offer benchmarking leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood. Under PM SHRI scheme, States submit proposal by identifying the gaps at the school level. The component wise proposal submitted by the States are appraised and sanctioned by the Project Approval Board (PAB) in consultation with the States according to financial and programmatic norms and provision available. The details of funds allocated under the PM SHRI scheme to the State of Bihar during FY 2025–26 are as follows: (₹ in crore) Central Share of Approved Financial Year Approved PAB outlay PAB outlay 2025-26 1000.75 600.45 *****