New Delhi:  Taking Delhi government schools on par with international standards, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has dedicated additional 12,430 new smart classrooms in 240 government schools in the state.

Deputy CM-Education Minister Manish Sisodia and Delhi's Home Minister Satyendar Jain present while inaugurating smart classrooms.

With 12,420 new smart classrooms, the total tally of smart classrooms is reached 20,000, which is synonymous with 537 new schools buildings.

The specialties of the new building constructed by the government include the designer desk in the classrooms, libraries, multipurpose halls for the conduct of events, added the statement.

The new classrooms built by the Kejriwal government will reach 537 new school buildings, said a statement issued by the Delhi government. This comes a day ahead of the Assembly polls in Punjab where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is contesting.

Meanwhile, earlier this week, schools in the national capital welcomed students of primary and junior classes after prolonged closure in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. As the virus-induced restrictions eased, schools reopened for classes 9 to 12 on February 7 while classes nursery to 8 reopened.

"From today schools for junior classes have reopened in Delhi. Younger kid were desperately waiting for schools to reopen. Childhood is incomplete without schools. I pray to God that we never have to close schools again," Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.

For the past few days, many big leaders of the country have been saying that Kejriwal is a terrorist, which made me laugh. The person, whom they are calling a terrorist, is today dedicating 12,430 classrooms to the nation: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal https://t.co/2J7UbeNtUf pic.twitter.com/eOg3ZDJOva

— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2022