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Modernise 4,000 schools in tribal talukas as Schools of Excellence

Bharatiya Janata Party · Gujarat Legislative Assembly Election 2022

Last updated 16 Oct 2026

What does this status mean?

Meaningful delivery has occurred, but the stated commitment is incomplete.

Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.

Original manifesto wording

“Modernise 4,000 schools in tribal talukas, upgrading them into Schools of Excellence”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.44

Our Assessment

School modernisation has progressed through Mission Schools of Excellence and the World Bank-supported GOAL programme. The May 2025 implementation report records completed school upgrades from the 2023–24 cohort and selection of 9,000 schools, including 3,000 in priority districts. The 2025–26 state review also records substantial classroom construction and repair procurement. These implementation records support progress in the wider programme serving disadvantaged areas. However, priority districts are not identical to tribal talukas, selected schools are not all completed upgrades, and the residential-school programme is a separate commitment. No school-by-school reconciliation establishes 4,000 completed Schools of Excellence upgrades in tribal talukas. The promise is Partially Done; no numerical completion bar is inferred from statewide totals.

The reasoning behind the verdict

Why this assessment?

Reviewed

01 · Delivery status

Why partially done?

Completed upgrades and ongoing procurement show implementation, while the precise 4,000-school tribal-taluka endpoint lacks a verified completion register.

02 · Strength of evidence

Why medium confidence?

The World Bank provides independent programme implementation reporting, supported by the state review. Tribal-taluka disaggregation and the exact upgrade standard remain missing.

What would help us reassess?

The documents that could clarify delivery of this commitment.

  • A school-ID list of the 4,000 target schools and their tribal talukas
  • Post-election completion certificates and operational facilities by school
  • Reconciliation of GOAL priority districts with the manifesto's tribal-taluka coverage

Status describes delivery. Confidence describes the evidence.

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Promise Timeline

25 May 2025

World Bank reporting documented completed GOAL school upgrades and priority-district selection. The figures are programme-wide and do not establish 4,000 completed upgrades in tribal talukas.

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