Maharashtra is set to expand its educational infrastructure with the establishment of 73 new schools, out of which 65 will be English-medium and eight will offer Marathi as the medium of instruction, according to the Indian Express report. This development comes as part of a broader initiative to enhance educational opportunities across the state.
The new schools will be distributed across various regions, with Mumbai receiving the highest number at 28 schools, although only one of these will be a Marathi-medium school. Pune and Nashik will each get nine new English-medium schools. Other notable allocations include Amravati with eight schools (two Marathi-medium), Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar with seven schools (two Marathi-medium), and Kolhapur with six schools (three Marathi-medium).
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In addition to these new establishments, 54 existing schools are expected to be allowed to expand by adding higher classes. Of these, 46 are English-medium schools, eight are Marathi-medium, and two are Urdu-medium. The school education department received 241 proposals for both new schools and extensions, out of which 127 have been sanctioned. The final list of recommended proposals will be submitted to the Ministry of School Education for approval, reported IE.
According to the report, among the new schools, 60 will follow the Maharashtra State Board curriculum, while 11 will be affiliated with the CBSE board, and one each will be under the ICSE and Cambridge boards. This expansion aims to provide diverse educational options and enhance access to quality education across Maharashtra.