2 PM SHRI schools from Nagaland join I-Day celebrations at Red Fort

DIMAPUR — As part of the 78th Independence Day celebrations held at the Red Fort, New Delhi, representatives from two PM SHRI schools from Nagaland were invited as special guests.

The event was attended by two students and two teachers from Nagaland, representing PM SHRI GHS Thahekhu and PM SHRI GMS Showuba Old, along with an official from the State Mission Authority, Samagra Shiksha, a DIPR report stated.

The participants also visited places of national importance such as India Gate and the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya.

The participants from the PM SHRI schools also had an interactive session with the Union Education minister, minister of state for Education, secretary and additional secretary of the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education.

Yimjila, a student from PM SHRI GMS Showuba Old was selected from across the PM SHRI schools to felicitate the Education minister.

“The participants had an enriching experience which served as a poignant reminder of the importance of unity in diversity, and the unwavering spirit of the Indian people,” it stated.

PM SHRI (Prime Minister's Schools for Rising India) was launched by the Government of India on September 7, 2022. Under the scheme, over 14,500 schools will be established across the country as PM SHRI schools, which will showcase the implementation of NEP 2020 and emerge as exemplary schools over a period of time.

It aims to create and nurture holistic and well-rounded individuals equipped with key 21st century skills. In Nagaland, so far 27 government schools have been selected as PM SHRI schools, it added.

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