Chandigarh, Dec. 12 -- The much delayed Health Education Centre (HEC) at Government Model High School, Sector 22, Chandigarh, which missed three deadlines-December 2024, February 2025 and March 2025-is now expected to be completed by the end of January 2026, officials have confirmed.

Speaking about the delay in its launch, UT director school education Nitish Singla said pending approvals within the department have now been cleared. "In a meeting held last week, we gave the green light to all pending approvals on our end and are looking forward to finishing this project positively by the end of January next year," he said.

Funded under the national Samagra Shiksha Scheme, the centre was allocated an initial Rs.50 lakh for the 2024-25 bud...