Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy Tuesday congratulated the staff of a government primary school at Koonichampet here for bagging the first rank under 'Swachch Vidyalaya Puraskar' scheme at national level and handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh to the school.
The Union HRD Ministry had selected 52 schools under the scheme across the country and out of them seven schools are in Puducherry and Karaikal regions.
The government primary school at Koonichampetwith a strength of 500 students is one of these seven and it has notched the all India first rank with hundred percent marks in fulfilling the parameters including maintenance for the award.
During his visit to the school, the Chief Minister said, "it has brought laurels to the whole of Union Territory by bagging the first rank at the national level."
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