New Delhi: The Centre should modernize all government schools across India instead of doing it in installments, said Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. His statement came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced developing 14,500 schools as model schools. Arvind Kejriwal took to his official Twitter account and said that the quality and free education for each child should have got full attention in 1947 itself.

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On Monday, PM Modi announced PM-SHRI Yojana to develop 14,500 schools as model schools that will be equipped with modern infrastructure, including labs, smart classrooms, libraries, and sports facilities.

Later, Arvind Kejriwal tweeted: "Quality and free education for each Indian child should have received our full attention in 1947 itself. We have lost 75 yrs. Now, rather than doing it in installments, we should take all state governments along and invest to modernize all govt schools across India. We should attempt to complete it in five years."

Quality n free edu for each Indian child shud hv recd our full attn in 1947 itself. We hv lost 75 yrs. Now, rather than do it in instalments, we shud take all state govts along and invest to modernize ALL govt schools across India. We shud attempt to complete it in 5 yrs https://t.co/FHPNMBBg8e

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) September 5, 2022

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