biharsharif a sum of rs 3544 crore has been approved for sarva shiksha abhiyan in the financial year 200405 by the nalanda district committee of the abhiyan and sent to the state education research and training institute the amount would be utilised for providing educational infrastructure in the districtgiving this information nalanda dm anand kishore said a sum of rs 13 crore would be spent on 11 basic schools also a good amount would be spent for ensuring teachers and headmasters in 112 primary schools which will be upgraded to the level of middle schools there is also a proposal to finance 1947 schools for development and 1653 schools for maintenanceconstruction of school buildings and toilets and installation of handpumps are also proposed altogether 1821 additional teachers will be employed at a salary of rs 7500 per month eachthe dm said work is under progress for construction of 60 new buildings 364 classrooms and 30 headmasters chambers among other things with the amount sanctioned for the financial year 2003 2004 besides 417 hand pumps have already been installed and 188 toilets constructedin all 353600 children have been enrolled in different primary and middle schools the dm said proudly announcing that nalanda district has been ranked second in the state in implementation of sarva shiksha abhiyan