RAS question
How many PM SHRI schools are selected in Rajasthan in total (Phase 1 + Phase 2)?
Correct answer: (B) 639.
Rajasthan has 639 schools under the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme, combining 402 schools selected in Phase 1 and 237 schools selected in Phase 2.
Explanation
The Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme aims to strengthen schools comprehensively and expand access to quality, equitable and inclusive education at every level. The Rajasthan Economic Review 2025-26 records 402 schools selected in the first phase and 237 schools selected in the second phase. Adding them gives a total of 639 schools. The review also records nearly 3.15 lakh students enrolled across these 639 schools, indicating that 639 is Rajasthan's overall total rather than a subtotal for one phase or category. Of these schools, 84 are in elementary education, 554 in secondary education, and 1 in Sanskrit education. The required answer therefore combines both phases, not the count for any single phase or category.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 554 is the number of PM SHRI schools in secondary education. It is one category within the total of 639, not the complete Phase 1 plus Phase 2 total.
- (C) 237 counts only the PM SHRI schools selected in Rajasthan in the second phase and omits the 402 schools selected in the first phase.
- (D) 402 counts only the PM SHRI schools selected in Rajasthan in the first phase and omits the 237 schools selected in the second phase.
Concept
The Economy of Rajasthan syllabus for RAS includes government schemes in the education sector, especially major school-upgradation schemes and their official state counts. Such figures recur in RAS because they link Economic Review data to the implementation of social-sector schemes.