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Arunachal Pradesh Chief

Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday reiterated his government's

commitment to improve the education sector and said the Centre

has sanctioned seven new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) for the

state because of continuous efforts of his administration.

Speaking at a function at Yingkiong in Upper Siang

district, Khandu said the new KVs would come up at Kurung

Kumey, Dibang Valley, Namsai, Upper Subansiri, Anjaw, West

Siang and Upper Siang districts of the state soon.

The chief minister also visited the under construction

building of Vivekanada Kenra Vidyalaya at Ramsing village,

near Yingkiong, the district headquarters, a CMO release said.

Khandu thanked the villagers for donating the land for

free for the school, the building of which is being

constructed with an estimate cost of Rs 3 crore.

The chief minister said the school needs more

infrastructure such as principal's quarter, staff quarters,

boundary wall, science lab and auditorium for which, he

promised to sanction additional fund of Rs 8 crore within the

financial year 2019-20.

Khandu urged the officials to carry out the work on

war footing so that the new school building gets ready within

this year that classes can commence from the next academic

session in the new building.

At present the school is being run from a temporary

site, the release added.