Kathmandu, July 22

Ambassador of India to Nepal  Manjeev Singh Puri inaugurated a school building for Shree Janata Higher Secondary School, Jogidaha, Udayapur,  and laid the foundation stone for the construction of campus building for Shree Narad Aadarsha Education Campus, Basaha in the same district.

The Government of India has extended a total of NRs 66.44 million as financial assistance for the construction of these buildings under its Small Development Programme Scheme as part of India-Nepal Economic Cooperation Programme, according to a press release issued by the Embassy of India here today.

The newly constructed building of Shree Janata Higher Secondary School consists of 12 classrooms along with separate toilets for boys and girls on each floor, compound wall and furniture.

Currently, more than 600 students are enrolled in this school and more than 65 per cent of them are girl students.

In his inaugural address, Ambassador Puri stressed on the importance of proper infrastructure for ensuring access to quality education to all.

The ambassador urged students to make maximum use of the newly inaugurated building. The ambassador also announced Mahatma Gandhi scholarship for two meritorious students of each school who score the highest marks in Class X for further studies in Class XI and XII.