CM Sukhu distributes tablets to primary teachers, launches ‘Paushtik Aahar Yojana’

The initiative aims to modernise teaching methods, improve access to digital educational resources and simplify administrative tasks, such as recording attendance and updating data

To promote digitisation in educational and administrative processes, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday distributed tablets to primary school teachers.

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (HT Photo)

The CM said that 17,510 primary school teachers across the state would receive tablets. The initiative aims to modernise teaching methods, improve access to digital educational resources and simplify administrative tasks, such as recording attendance and updating data.

CM Sukhu also launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Bal Poshtik Aahar Yojana’, a scheme designed to provide nutritious food to children in government schools. The scheme, which would complement the existing Mid-Day Meal Scheme, targets students from nursery to class eight across 15,181 schools in the state. “About 5, 34,293 children, who were getting benefitted from the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, would now receive additional nutrition under the new initiative. The scheme would provide children with boiled eggs or fruits once a week, with schools sourcing fresh fruits from local markets based on the preferences of the children,” he said.

The state government has allocated an additional budget of ₹12.75 crore for the ‘Mukhyamantri Bal Poshtik Aahar Yojana’ for the current financial year.