India extended a grant of Nepali Rs 44.17 million for the construction of a new building for Naharpur Secondary School in Rupandehi District. This grant has been given under the Nepal-Bharat Maitri Development Partnership as part of India’s High Impact Community Development Project Scheme programme.
Established in 1971, Shree Naharpur Secondary School is affiliated to National Examinations Board (NEB). The school is providing education in the field of Education and Management at +2 levels. Currently 1127 students are enrolled in the school and about 50% of which are girl students.
India is also reconstructing 71 educational institutions damaged during 2015 earthquake in eight districts of Nepal under reconstruction grant of NRs 5800 million.
Since 2003, under High Impact Community Development Projects programme, earlier known as Small Development Projects, India has completed 446 projects in the areas of health, education, drinking water, connectivity, sanitation and creation of other public utilities in across all seven provinces of Nepal.