Union Minister for Education interacts with students, teachers, parents of PM SHRI Schools and alumni of Prerana Programmes on the 78th Independence Day Celebration.

Students, teachers, and parents of PM SHRI Schools and alumni of Prerana Programmes were specially invited to attend the 78^th Independence Day Celebrations in New Delhi today, showing priority of the government is to empower, encourage, and provide a vast range of valuable exposure to the Amrit Peedhi of the country.

PM SHRI is a central sponsored scheme will showcase the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 and emerge as exemplar schools over a period of time, and also offer leadership to other schools in the neighbourhood.

The duration of scheme is proposed to be from 2022-23 to 2026-27; after which it shall be the responsibility of the States/UTs to continue to maintain the benchmarks achieved by these schools. More than 20 lakh students are expected to be direct beneficiaries of the scheme. The total cost of the project will be Rs 27360 crore spread over a period of 5 years which includes central share of Rs 18128 crore.

Under the scheme there is provision of setting up of More than 14500 PM SHRI Schools (PM Schools for Rising India) by strengthening the existing schools from amongst schools managed by Central government/State/UT Government/local bodies.

‘Prerana: An Experiential Learning program’ launched by

Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India, aiming to offer a meaningful, unique, and inspiring experience to all participants, thereby empowering them with leadership qualities.

Prerana is driven by a strong commitment to integrate principles of Indian education system and the philosophy of value-based education which is a corner stone of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This program is a week-long residential program for selected students of class IX to XII. It is an experiential and inspirational learning program for students with the best-in-class technology where heritage meets innovation.

Prerana program is running from a Vernacular School, established in 1888, in one of the oldest living cities of India, Vadnagar, Mehsana District, Gujarat.

A batch of 20 selected students (10 boys and 10 girls) will attend the program, every week from various parts of the country.

The program’s framework aims to:

• Inspire young people
• Foster respect for India’s diversity and unity
• Foster leadership qualities
• Integrate principles of the Indian education system
• Empower students with leadership qualities

Experiential learning is a philosophy and methodology that involves educators engaging with students in direct experience and focused reflection. This process helps students connect classroom knowledge and theories to real-world situations.

Source :– PIB, Ministry of Education