Govt to construct 750 digital libraries at Rs 162 Cr to promote digital learning: CM

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 5, 2025

Over 750 digital libraries will be constructed at a cost of Rs 162 crore across the state to promote digital learning and revolutionize education delivery, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said while presenting the budget on Wednesday.

He informed that about Rs 150 crore will be invested to improve school infrastructure. Renovations and new building construction in 37 senior secondary schools and construction of 4 DIET hostels will be taken up.

Sangma said a comprehensive exercise to identify schools with zero and single digit enrolment has been undertaken – 2,475 number of schools out of the total of 14,582 fall in this category.

“We are formulating a strategy to streamline the administration of government supported schools.”

Under the Mission Education, Sangma said, “We have committed Rs 326 crore and undertaken phase wise upgradation, renovation and reconstruction work in 2044 government schools. All balance works of the first 3 phases will be completed and phase IV of Mission Education will be launched in 2025-26. The focus of this phase will be to provide 100% assured minimum facilities at all government schools.”

Further, the chief minister said that the higher education system has been strengthened with the setting up of two professional colleges, two model degree colleges and three polytechnics.

“We have upgraded 29 government and government aided colleges under phase I and phase II of RUSA and converted three existing government aided colleges to model degree colleges. These investments have led to a 20% improvement in enrolment in higher and technical education in the state,” he added.