CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which state received approval for a USD 300 million World bank-funded school education project? Notes: The Chhattisgarh Government has received an in-principle nod from the Central Government to go ahead with a USD 300 million school education project the State.

Detailed explanation-2: -Washington, DC, June 21, 2022 - The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved additional financing of $250 million for Outcomes for Accelerated Learning (GOAL), a program which aims to improve education results for children across the state of Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is 6. STARS project was launched by the Government of India and the World Bank in 2020. The project seeks to cover 6 states- Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, and Odisha.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Government of India, Government of Nagaland and the World Bank today signed a $68 million project to enhance the governance of schools across Nagaland as well as to improve teaching practices and learning environments in select schools.

Detailed explanation-5: -The STARS program builds on the long partnership between India and the World Bank (since 1994), for strengthening public school education and to support the country’s goal of providing ‘Education for All’. Prior to STARS, the Bank had provided a total assistance of more than $3 billion towards this goal.