India, April 10 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched 24 Nigam Shri schools across the city, which will become operational from this session, officials announced on Thursday .

MCD education committee chairperson Yogesh Verma said these schools are modelled after the PM-SHRI and CM-SHRI school initiatives, and aim to provide modern educational infrastructure to students.

Verma said these 24 schools, two in each zone, would serve as an example for other MCD schools in the zone to follow. "We will expand this scheme and launch more Nigam Shri Schools across Delhi. Both Hindi and English will be taught in these schools and extra attention has been paid to the infrastructure. The schools are already operational but infrast...