India, July 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S.No.
State/UT
Number of
Sanskrit
Urdu
Regional
1
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
20
6
0
7
2
ANDHRA PRADESH
982
74
70
2142
3
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
119
11
0
29
4
ASSAM
447
148
14
360
5
BIHAR
904
736
691
83
6
CHANDIGARH
6
7
0
8
7
CHHATTISGARH
393
330
2
22
8
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU
10
0
0
8
9
DELHI
46
103
2
5
10
GOA
35
8
1
16
11
GUJARAT
529
183
1
613
12
HARYANA
300
487
15
155
13
HIMACHAL PRADESH
227
229
12
17
14
JAMMU & KASHMIR
427
23
323
20
15
JHARKHAND
413
146
58
69
16
KARNATAKA
660
38
68
1115
17
KERALA
47
57
0
49
18
LADAKH
41
1
33
12
19
LAKSHADWEEP
13
1
0
24
20
MADHYA PRADESH
944
1211
58
50
21
MAHARASHTRA
946
67
77
379
22
MANIPUR
132
1
0
95
23
MEGHALAYA
78
4
0
54
24
MIZORAM
45
1
0
20
25
NAGALAND
60
1
0
22
26
ODISHA
840
738
35
648
27
PUDUCHERRY
18
2
0
47
28
PUNJAB
419
57
5
922
29
RAJASTHAN
749
768
141
47
30
SIKKIM
51
18
0
290
31
TAMIL NADU
36
41
0
12
32
TELANGANA
832
63
30
1666
33
TRIPURA
94
14
0
64
34
UTTAR PRADESH
1888
331
351
54
35
UTTARAKHAND
281
149
7
9
36
WEST BENGAL
60
48
0
19
INDIA
13,092
6102
1994
9152
PM SHRI
Language
ISLANDS
schools
The State/UT-wise number of schools covered under the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme, and the details of teachers appointed in these schools for non-Hindi native languages, language-wise and State/UT-wise, are provided in the Annexure.
The Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) is a centrally sponsored scheme which aims to strengthen more than 14,500 schools across the country. As of now, a total of 13,092 schools have been selected as PM SHRI schools across the States/Union Territories, including Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)/Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS)/NCERT.
This information was given by Minister of State for Education, Shri Jayant Chaudhary, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Annexure
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1296 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2026 ASKED BY SHRI S VENKATESAN, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING "SCHOOLS COVERED UNDER PM SHRI SCHEME"
The State/UT -wise number of PM SHRI schools and the details of the number of teachers appointed in these schools for non-Hindi native languages, language-wise and State/UT-wise is as follows:
Source: UDISE+ 2025-26
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
