India, May 10 -- The Maharashtra government has launched the "Chief Minister Students' Science Tour" initiative under the school education and sports department.

According to the government resolution (GR) issued on May 6, students excelling in science exhibitions will be given exposure visits to leading science institutions, including science centres in Maharashtra, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States.

The programme has been designed in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which emphasises experiential learning, innovation, scientific inquiry, artificial intelligence and computational thinking.

The government has an...