bareilley the minority welfare department has sent a proposal to the central government to install smart classes in 550 primary and upper primary schools nine government inter colleges and two governmentaided madrassas in bareilly under the prime minister jan vikas karyakaram pmjvkaccording to officials the selected institutes would be given rs 2 lakh and would be equipped with computer led screen projector and other multimedia accessorieswe have shortlisted only those schools which are situated in villages having over 25 population of minority community of the total 2892 primary and upper primary schools in bareilly 550 fulfilled the criteria similarly nine government inter colleges have been selected while governmentaided madrassas located in bakarganj locality and senthal town in nawabganj have been selected said jagmohan singh district minority welfare officerof the total 550 primary and upper primary schools the highest are situated in baheri block with 119 followed by dhamkhoda block with 96after the centre sanctions the total budget of rs 1122 crore for the smart class project the training will be given to the faculty members who are currently deployed in these schools said singhbasic shiksha adhikari tanuja tripathi said at present only two government primary and upper primary schools in bareilly are equipped with smart class facility work of power connection in these 550 schools is currently underway if these schools get necessary equipments it will help us in enhancing the quality of educationthe decision to install smart classes has been lauded by teachers who said that it would help students to learn fastmany students find smart classes interesting as they feel that it is like watching a movie computer and projectorbased teaching helps students understand theories easily and it will assist them in better retention of the subjects taught said anil mishra a teachermeanwhile a statelevel committee has also proposed the centre to upgrade government girls polytechnic college with construction of auditorium guest rooms sports club and principal quarter under the pmjvk