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10,000 classrooms constructed in State under Professor Anbazhagan School Development Scheme, says Minister
School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said that under the Professor Anbazhagan School Development Scheme, 10,000 classrooms were constructed in the State at a cost of ₹7,500 crore.
The School Education Minister and Tourism Minister R. Rajendran on Tuesday inaugurated new buildings at Elampillai Government Boys Higher Secondary School, which was constructed under the Namma School Namma Ooru Palli scheme at ₹2 crore by a private firm.
At the function, Mr. Rajendran said the Chief Minister was giving more importance to the Education Department and allocating more funds and implementing numerous special schemes. Due to this, the percentage of students completing higher education had increased and Tamil Nadu topped the country in terms of more students going for higher education, the Minister added.
Listing out the schemes implemented by the government, Mr. Anbil Mahesh said students studying in government schools from tribal areas were getting seats in IITs in Chennai and Pune, and NIT in Tiruchi. The government schools are a proud identity and not a poverty identity, he added.
As Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said, students should study and education alone lifted them. The Chief Minister started the Namma Ooru Palli scheme by providing his own money of ₹5 lakh. Through various companies, buildings worth ₹658.67 crore were constructed in schools till April 2025, the Minister added.
In the function, a private hospital announced that they were providing ₹1 crore for the scheme.
District Collector R. Brindha Devi, MP T.M. Selvaganapathi, MLA E.R. Eswaran, Chief Educational Officer M. Kabir and officials participated.
