The Centre will set up a Swachh Bharat Kosh to fund its ambitious Swachh
Vidyalaya (Clean Schools) campaign anchored by the Human Resource
Development Ministry. On Thursday, the Ministry said public sector units
under 25 Ministries have pledged Rs. 400 crore for the campaign and
private and public sector companies would be encouraged to build toilet
blocks in schools.
Underlining the initiatives and accomplishments of her Ministry in the
first 100 days, Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani said an action plan was
on to chart the implementation of thecampaign. She said the Ministry
would initiate the process of drafting a new cohesive education policy
after conducting nationwide consultations from January.
“In the last 100 days, 19 new institutions have been announced,
including 5 new IITs . It is also for the first time that women have
been appointed to the IIT Council and we have a woman chairperson of the
Indian Institute of Advanced Studies…” she said.
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