The Centre will set up a Swachh Bharat Kosh to fund its ambitious Swachh Vidyalaya (Clean Schools) campaign anchored by the Human Resource Development Ministry. On Thursday, the Ministry said public sector units under 25 Ministries have pledged Rs. 400 crore for the campaign and private and public sector companies would be encouraged to build toilet blocks in schools.
Underlining the initiatives and accomplishments of her Ministry in the first 100 days, Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani said an action plan was on to chart the implementation of thecampaign. She said the Ministry would initiate the process of drafting a new cohesive education policy after conducting nationwide consultations from January.
“In the last 100 days, 19 new institutions have been announced, including 5 new IITs . It is also for the first time that women have been appointed to the IIT Council and we have a woman chairperson of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies…” she said.
