The introduction of smart classrooms under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has led to a 22% increase in overall enrolment in 19 cities between 2015-16 to 2023-24.
71 cities have developed 9,433 smart classrooms in 2,398 government schools.
The highest number of Smart Classroom projects are in Karnataka (80).
It is followed by Rajasthan (53) and Tamil Nadu has 23 and Delhi 12.
West Bengal, with just two, is among the States at the bottom of the table.
As on November 2024, 91% of the projects under SCM have been completed.
The SCM launched a platform in 2022, named ‘SAAR’ (Smart Cities and Academia towards Action and Research).