Chandigarh, April 05: Haryana government has decided to set up model schools in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode in which two lakh students will be admitted and 50 per cent of them would be from socially and economically disadvantaged sections.
The number of girls among the selected students would not be less than 40 per cent.
The decision was taken at a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda here today, said an official release.
It was decided that as a pilot project, five schools would be set up. The objective of these model schools would be to enhance access to world-class education for all, especially those living in rural areas and the children belonging to low- income families, it said.
The policy on selection of locations for phased implementation of the scheme will be spelt out by the state government before inviting proposals.
-Agencies