New Delhi. : A total of 12,430 new smart classrooms were inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday in 24 government schools of Delhi at the Rajkiya Kanya Vidyalaya in Rajokri. The event was also attended by Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia and Delhi Home Minister Satyendar Jain.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted on Twitter to announce the inauguration by saying, "Started 12,430 new classrooms in 240 government schools in Delhi from today." Expanding further on the facilities provided by the schools, he added, "Stunning new buildings, state-of-the-art classrooms, elevators, modern labs, and libraries."
Paying homage to Dr BR Ambedkar, he further wrote in the Tweet, "Baba Sahib's dream is coming true in Delhi. Now here the children of the officer and the laborer study together, sitting at the same desk."
It is to be noted that this development is coming ahead of the Assembly polls in the state of Punjab where the Delhi Chief Minister's party, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is contesting.
According to a statement released by the Delhi government, the inauguration of 12,430 new smart classrooms brings the total number of new classrooms built by the Kejriwal government to 20,000, equivalent to 537 new school buildings.
Designer desks in the classrooms, libraries, multipurpose halls for the conduct of events are amongst the specialties of the new building constructed by the Delhi government.
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