NMC gets Rs 6 crore for 150 digital classrooms

Anjaya Anparthi / TNN / Feb 23, 2019, 06:06 IST

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NMC gets Rs 6 crore for 150 digital classrooms

Chairman of NMC education consultative committee, Dilip Diwe, informed about the approval in the meeting held on Friday

NAGPUR: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has received Rs6 crore from the state government for converting 150 classrooms into digital.
Chairman of NMC education consultative committee, Dilip Diwe, informed about the approval in the meeting held on Friday. Diwe said guardian minister Chandrashekar Bawankule has approved the funds and works will begin soon. “NMC will continue to distribute school uniforms and books to students of NMC schools in the upcoming academic year.

Project to facilitate bicycles to NMC students will also continue,” he said.
The committee held discussion with education department to convert Std V to Std X into semi-English medium.
Education officer Sandhya Medpalliwar submitted a proposal before the committee to appoint teachers on hourly basis from upcoming academic session.

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Anjaya Anparthi

Anjaya Rajam Anparthi, 33, is a principal correspondent with The Times of India, Nagpur edition and looking after civic beat. He also likes to write stories from power and mining beats. He is a fond lover of city’s environment and highlight stories related to trees, greenery, rivers, lakes, sewage system, water treatment plants, and pollution-level. The issues related to civic amenities takes him to various parts of the city, slum areas, posh localities and meet citizens, social activists, NGOs, corporators and political leaders. Daylong visit to the NMC’s administrative offices makes him easy in learning various planning and developments of the city. He too likes to visit the developmental projects being undertaken under JNNURM Scheme once in a week. Maintaining a good contact with 145 corporators and officials, he like to highlight various issues related to the city spread in over 217 sq.km.

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