CHENNAI, July 17: With a view to encourage ICT-aided mode of instruction in state government schools, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today directed expanding an existing scheme to nearly 2000 more schools, allocating an initial sum of over Rs 26 crore towards it.
The expanded scheme would cover 1999 schools across the state and it would be implemented over five years at an estimated cost of Rs 127.94 crore, an official release here said.
Jayalalithaa allocated Rs 26.65 crore as first instalment for the scheme, it said, adding, 2341 schools had already been covered under the ICT-aided medium of instruction. (PTI)
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