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Over 3 lakh schools started under RTE: Economic Survey
Wednesday February 27, 2013 06:29:45 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: A total of
3,34,340 new primary and upper primary schools have been opened
under the Right to Education (RTE) till September 2012, since the
enforcement of the RTE April 1, 2010, the Economic Survey,
released Wednesday, said.
Over 2,80,000 new school buildings have been constructed, and over
12,46,000 teachers have been appointed under the scheme in that
time, the survey said.
Talking about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the report said about 105
million children had benefitted from the programme during 2011-12.
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