Hyderabad, Aug. 10 -- The newly appointed Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday, August 10, said a total of 736 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) have been approved for Telangana under Samagra Shiksha, an integrated centrally sponsored scheme.

Of the 736, 26 KGBVs will be established in Medak district.

Joshi said this in response to a question raised in the Lok Sabha on Monday by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP M Raghunandan Rao regarding the utilisation of funds under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Samagra Shiksha in Telangana.

The Union Minister said that financial assistance is being provided to States and Union Territories to support various interventions, including KGBVs.

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