Archive · 30 Jul 2026
West Bengal Launches Smart Classrooms and Digital Learning Initiative
West Bengal is making its schools smarter.
They will put new computers and smart boards in over a thousand schools.
Students can watch videos and use special learning apps.
The state will also teach computer skills like AI and data science.
This plan costs more than 2,000 crore rupees and is shared with the national government.
West Bengal will upgrade more than 1,000 government schools with smart classrooms and modern infrastructure.
The plan includes high‑quality audio‑visual content via the Paschim Banga Siksha Portal and PM eVIDYA channel, and will add AI, ML, and Data Science to higher secondary curriculum.
1,200 schools are already receiving interactive technologies, especially benefiting remote and rural areas.
Atal Tinkering Laboratories will be set up in 1,000 higher secondary science schools, and more PM SHRI model schools will be created.
The state has allocated over ₹2,000 crore, with funding shared 60:40 between the Centre and the state.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and the state government
- What
- Launch of a comprehensive education upgrade with smart classrooms, digital learning tools, AI/ML curriculum, and new model schools
- When
- Wednesday (announcement date)
- Where
- West Bengal, India
- Why
- To improve quality of education, align with NEP 2020, and provide modern resources especially to rural schools
- State
- West Bengal
- Chief Minister
- Suvendu Adhikari
- Number of schools upgraded
- 1,000+ government schools
- Funding allocated
- ₹2,000 crore
- Funding split
- 60% Centre, 40% State
- Key initiatives
- Smart classrooms, AI/ML curriculum, Atal Tinkering Labs, PM SHRI schools
