English-medium government schools to be opened in 76 blocks in Rajasthan

Jaipur, May 22

Government-run Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalayas will be opened in 76 blocks in Rajasthan, School Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara said on Friday.

The state government had issued orders to open these English medium schools, he said.

Of the 167 such blocks in the state, where Swami Vivekananda Model Schools were not there, a total of 76 English-medium Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalayas would be opened, the minister pointed out.

The government-run Swami Vivekananda model schools are affiliated to the CBSE syllabus in English-medium while the Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalayas are also English-medium, but are affiliated to the state board syllabus.

The School Education Minister said orders would also be issued for the opening of more Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalayas in the remaining blocks in the state.

Dotasara said the state government had taken the initiative to start the Mahatma Gandhi Vidyalayas in the state to provide equal education opportunities to all. Under this, a total of 33 such schools were started in all districts of the state. PTI