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Another announcement by Harjot Bains
First installment released for construction of 583 classrooms in 582 government schools of the state: Harjot Singh Bains

1.94 crore rupees for purchase of furniture for 334 classrooms of government schools in the state: School Education Minister.

Continuous efforts are being made by the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to improve the government schools of the state.

Giving information in this regard, Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains said that the first installment of Rs 17.49 crore has been released to eliminate the shortage of rooms in government schools in 17 districts of the state. Along with this, Rs 1.94 crore has been released for the purchase of furniture for 334 classrooms of government schools in the state.

He said that these rooms are being constructed in the school with the support of NABARD and as soon as the school presents the certificate regarding the expenditure of the first installment for the construction of the room, the second installment will be released simultaneously.

Giving further information, Bains said that 52 new rooms are being constructed in Amritsar district, while 43 in Bathinda, 7 in Faridkot, 54 in Fazilka, 58 in Ferozepur, 107 in Gurdaspur, 2 in Hoshiarpur, 13 in Ludhiana, 13 in Mansa. 1, Moga 8, Muktsar 53, Pathankot 9, Patiala 5, Sangrur 58, SAS. 32 in Nagar, S.B.S. 3 rooms are being constructed in Nagar and 55 in Tarn Taran. They said that furniture is being purchased for 18 classrooms in Amritsar district, while 9 in Barnala, 18 in Bathinda, 13 in Faridkot, 7 in Fatehgarh Sahib. , 18 in Fazilaka, 20 in Ferozepur, 19 in Gurdaspur, 22 in Hoshiarpur, 14 in Jalandhar, 20 in Ludhiana, 17 in Mansa, 8 in Moga, 22 in Muktsar, 9 in Pathankot, 16 in Patiala, 17 in Rupnagar, Sangrur 19 in SAS. 12 in Nagar, SBS. Furniture is being procured for 10 classrooms in Nagar and 17 in Tarn Taran.