Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday visited Ahmedabad in Gujarat for the e-inauguration of 30 smart schools developed by the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in Naranpura and said the work of converting all the schools into smart schools is almost complete.

Addressing the public, Shah said, "The work of converting all the schools into smart schools is now almost complete. For the 10 schools that are remaining, I assure you that they will also become smart schools..."

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Talking about the education of the students in municipal schools, he added further, "449 municipal schools and 1,70,000 students are getting primary education in Gujarati, Hindi, English and Urdu mediums..."

The inauguration also saw the participation of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. Patel took to his official X handle and posted about the inauguration of the schools.

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In a post on X, he said, "Today was a day of education revolution for the children of many poor and middle-class families of Gandhinagar Lok Sabha Constituency. Union Minister of Home Affairs and Co-operation Amit Shah through the Nagar Primary Education Committee of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation launched 30 smart schools built at a cost of Rs 36 crores."

Talking about the different facilities, Patel said, "These schools have facilities like future classrooms equipped with laptops, modern science-maths labs, 3D wallpapers and 3D paintings, through which children will benefit from high-quality education and skill development through modern technology."

He further said that there are 69 government schools in the Gandhinagar constituency, out of which 59 schools have been made smart schools, and the remaining schools are also being made smart.

"... Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency has seen an unprecedented development during his tenure. The people of this area have great affection for him and that is why the citizens elected him with a huge majority," Patel said.

In another post, he said, "Along with Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah visited the Smart School prepared in Ahmedabad. It was a great joy to see the children of normal economic status studying in a smart government school with the use of modern technology and to see their intelligence. (ANI)

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