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<p><strong>CLEANLINESS AND EDUCATION</strong></p><p>Himachal Pradesh&rsquo;s accomplishments in education are partly reflected in its 88 per cent literacy rate, achieved through decades of infrastructure build-up and by incentivising school enrolments with free uniforms and study material. Now, with the pandemic impeding students&rsquo; learning due to the state&rsquo;s erratic internet network, the Jairam Thakur government is working to plug the gaps. It has allocated Rs 8,304 crore for education in the budget, as against Rs 6,198 crore in the previous fiscal. After salaries, a major chunk of the remaining funds will be used to expand education to the remotest corners and beef up internet connectivity.</p><p>Even before the pandemic, the government was gradually equipping its schools with video-conferencing facilities. Toilets for girls were built in all schools by 2017-18. Ten Atal Adarsh Vidya Kendras, where students get free education and boarding, will be set up this year; 15 came up in the previous fiscal.</p><p>Urban waste management has also been a focus area, with the state&rsquo;s municipal waste processing capacity up from 40 per cent in 2018 to 78 per cent in 2020. Shimla ranked 65th among 4,242 urban local bodies in the Centre&rsquo;s Swachh Survekshan 2020; it was 128th two years ago. The plastic waste collection centres planned last October in every block have started becoming operational. The state offers Rs 75 a kilo as incentive for plastic deposited at these centres and plans are afoot to extend this to villages.</p><div class="itemcenter"><amp-iframe height="62" title="" width="320" sandbox="allow-forms allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation" allowfullscreen src="https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.dev?url=https%3A%2F%2Fakm-img-a-in.tosshub.com%2Fsites%2Findiatoday%2Fbanner%2Fpreferred-source-new.html%3Fv%3D1.014%5Cu0026native%3D1" class="mrBt15 preferred-source-banner"> </amp-iframe></div><div id="tab-link-wrapper-plugin"><div class="authors__container"><div class="authors__by"><div class="authlable">Published By: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Iram Ara Ibrahim</div></div><div class="published__on"><div class="authlable">Published On: </div><div class="authdetaisl">Nov 27, 2020</div></div></div><div class="sendros">--- ENDS ---</div></div>

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Himachal Pradesh: An Uphill Achievement

Even before the pandemic, the government was gradually equipping its schools with video-conferencing facilities.

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