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Dharmendra Pradhan expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for envisioning ‘Digital India’, which has now gained significant momentum, evident in the creation of 25 crore APAAR IDs. Additionally, he emphasiSed the vital interconnection between APAAR IDs, the Academic Bank of Credit, and Digilocker, facilitating streamlined operations.
The minister also highlighted the concept of introducing 10 bag-less days in school every year.
New Delhi: Students who would be appearing in Class 10, 12 exams in the academic year 2025-26 will have the option to appear in board exams twice from that year. The announcement was made by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at the launch of PM SHRI (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) scheme in Chhattisgarh. Around 211 schools of the state will be upgraded under the move.
The Education Ministry has urged all states and Union Territories to ensure that the age of admission to class I is six-plus years from the 2024-25 session onwards.
The initiative aligns with the provisions in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.