Archive · 30 Jul 2026
West Bengal Launches AI‑Driven, Heritage‑Focused School Reform
West Bengal’s chief minister, Suvendu Adhikari, said the state will change how schools teach.
He wants students to learn about India’s past and Sanskrit, but also new subjects like AI and machine learning.
The plan will set up 1,000 special labs in schools to help kids experiment with science and technology.
The government will also hire 50,000 new teachers and stop politics from deciding who gets the jobs.
Parents will help run schools, and the state will fix problems like bad electricity and water in many schools.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a new education plan emphasizing India’s history, Sanskrit, and modern subjects like AI and machine learning.
The plan includes setting up 1,000 Atal tinkering laboratories in secondary and higher secondary schools.
The state will adopt the National Education Policy 2020 to access central grants and will recruit 50,000 teachers by year‑end.
Suvendu pledged to stop political interference in teacher recruitment and to address infrastructure gaps such as electricity, LPG, and clean water.
The government will involve parents in school governance, mirroring models used in 21 BJP/NDA‑led states.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari
- What
- announced a comprehensive education reform plan
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- West Bengal, India
- Why
- to modernize education while preserving India’s history and cultural heritage
- Chief Minister
- Suvendu Adhikari
- State
- West Bengal
- Education Plan
- Modern school education with emphasis on history, Sanskrit, AI, and machine learning
- Atal Labs
- 1,000 secondary and higher secondary schools
- Teacher Recruitment
- 50,000 teachers by end of fiscal year