Dehradun, Oct. 18 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 16 Oct: With the objective of providing quality education to students across Uttarakhand, Education Minister Dr Dhan Singh Rawat today virtually inaugurated 62 newly upgraded schools under the School Education Department. With this, the formal commencement of classes at higher levels has begun in all these schools.

The upgrade will enable students from remote areas to pursue their education without having to travel far from their homes. They will now have access to quality education in their own schools, which is also expected to reduce the dropout rate in the state.

Minister Rawat inaugurated these schools virtually from the studio of the ICT Lab at Rajiv Gandhi Navodaya Vidyalaya, Na...