Mission Education revamps 1,391 Meghalaya schools

Shillong, July 6: Meghalaya has completed the renovation of 1,391 government Lower Primary (LP) schools under its flagship Mission Education programme, marking one of the state’s largest school infrastructure drives, the government said on Monday.

According to the Education Department, 1,607 LP schools were taken up for repair and renovation across the state, with work completed in more than 86 per cent of them. Renovation of the remaining 216 schools is currently underway.

The statewide programme, backed by an investment of nearly ₹1,000 crore, spans all 12 districts and includes the construction, renovation and upgradation of lower primary, upper primary, secondary and higher secondary schools.

The government said more than 2,000 school infrastructure projects have been taken up under Mission Education. Apart from renovating existing schools, the programme has completed 191 new or upgraded LP schools and seven upper primary schools under Phase I, while 100 LP schools were taken up under Phase II. Another 117 LP schools are being developed under Phase III, and 186 new LP and secondary school buildings are under tendering in Phase IV.

Officials said the renovation works include repairs to roofs, walls, floors, doors and windows, along with the addition of classrooms, libraries, furniture and improved sanitation facilities. Upper primary schools have also been upgraded under the initiative.

The Education Department said progress is being monitored through geo-tagged, time-stamped documentation to ensure transparency and accurate tracking of works.

Describing the initiative as a phased transformation of the state’s school infrastructure, the government said Mission Education is aimed at improving learning environments across Meghalaya and represents one of the largest public investments in the education sector in recent years.

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