Ambuja Foundation has announced that three of its supported schools at Arki and Dhundan blocks in Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, have been conferred with the ‘School of Excellence’ award 2023-24. Among the winners, one school has also been enlisted under the PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) a centrally sponsored scheme by the Government of India. The enlisted school will also receive Rs.2 crore, having met the stringent norms set for the prestigious qualification.
The Government senior secondary school (GSSS) Chandi in Arki block of Solan district has been selected as a PM SHRI School after successfully fulfilling 60 different parameters envisaged under the National Education Policy, 2020. Ambuja Foundation supported the school with infrastructure support, playgrounds for sports, sports materials, promotion of kitchen gardens and exposure visits.