4,157 schools across the country have been selected for the Presidential Educational Reform Program. A meeting chaired by Education, Science and Technology Minister Devendra Poudel on Monday selected the schools to run the program.

According to the Ministry of Education, 4-room buildings will be constructed in 976 selected schools and two-room buildings in 966 schools. Similarly, 2106 schools will have ICT lab management, 88 technical labs and 21 new technical schools.

A sum of Rs. 3.6 million will be provided for the construction of the four-room building, Rs. 1.8 million for the construction of a two-room building and Rs. 650,000 for ICT lab management.

A total of Rs. 705.96 million has been allocated to 21 schools for lab management and teaching assistance grant for new technical schools and Rs.

In addition, Rs 336 million will be provided for the 14 schools that were left out for lab management in the last fiscal year.

The President has allocated Rs 7.85 billion for educational reform. The remaining Rs 1.38 billion will be allocated to the local level schools after selecting the schools, said Education Minister Devendra Poudel.

13 thousand 473 schools from 737 local levels of the country had sent proposals for the program.