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On Tuesday, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated newly-constructed buildings of 97 schools across the Kerela state. Chief Minister also inaugurated three tinkering laboratories and laid the foundation stones for 12 new schools with the new school building.

In a statement, the Kerela government said that these undertaken projects aim to follow up on its commitment to providing quality education regardless of the socio-economic position of the students.

The Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) funded the new school buildings and tinkering laboratories- a corporate financial institution put up by the Kerela government for monitoring, approving, and funding major infrastructure projects, including public-private-partnership (PPP) projects.

450 schools get face-lift

The Kerala General Education Department said the new school buildings and tinkering labs were constructed and set up with a budget of Rs 182 crore. Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) has boosted the infrastructure of over 450 schools via diverse plan funds and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) funds.

Kerala general education minister V Sivankutty also attended the inauguration event.

The state had earlier declared that it would be spending Rs 1,031.92 crore for programmes under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) programme for the academic year 2023-2024.

The Kerala government will set up 210 skill development centres for school dropout students across the Kerela state.