Budget 2025-26: While presenting the Union Budget 2025-26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that broadband connectivity will be provided in all government primary and secondary schools, as well as primary healthcare centres in rural areas.
50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs in 5 years
Apart from this, the finance minister has announced that 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs will be set up in the next five years to cultivate scientific temper in young minds. The government will set five national centres for skilling with global expertise. Besides, the government will launch the Bharatiya Bhasha Pushtak scheme to provide a digital form of Indian language books for schools and higher education.
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" 50,000 Atal Tinkering Labs will be set up in government schools in the next five years to cultivate the spirit of curiosity and innovation and foster a scientific temper among young minds. Broadband connectivity will be provided to all government secondary schools", said FM.
What is Atal?
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is the Modi government's flagship initiative to create and promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across the length and breadth of the country. The mission has been set up under the Niti Aayog following the finance minister's declaration in the 2015 Budget speech. ATL is a workspace where young minds can give shape to their ideas through hands-on do-it-yourself mode and learn innovation skills. The objectives of the AIM are to create and promote an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship across the country via interventions at school, university, research institutions, MSME and industry levels.
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