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MP's AI Education Push Faces Reality Check As 63,000 Schools Lack Internet

· Free Press Journal

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Even as the Madhya Pradesh government prepares to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) education in government schools in line with the National Education Policy (NEP), thousands of schools are yet to receive basic infrastructure such as electricity, internet connectivity and computers.

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The latest Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2025-26 data reveal a wide digital divide.

According to the data, 63,136 government schools do not have internet connectivity, 38,958 schools are without computers and 7,718 schools still function without electricity.

In addition, computers meant for teaching-learning activities are unavailable in 45,743 schools, making digital education inaccessible for a large section of students.

The PGI report assessed districts on digital learning using parameters such as internet access, availability of computers and laptops, smart classrooms, student access to digital devices and trained teachers.

Urban districts score average in digital learning

Even major urban districts recorded only average marks in digital learning indicators, with Indore scoring 21 out of 50, Bhopal 20, Gwalior 17, Jabalpur 14 and Narsinghpur 14.

Niwari emerged as the poorest-performing district with just six points, while Alirajpur and Shahdol also ranked among the lowest performers.

Digital infrastructure in MP government schools (PGI 2025-26)

Infrastructure parameter

Number of government schools

Schools without internet connectivity

63,136

Schools without computers

38,958

Schools without electricity

7,718

Schools without computers for teaching-learning activities

45,743

Digital learning scores of selected districts (out of 50)

District Score

Indore

21

Bhopal

20

Gwalior

17

Jabalpur

14

Narsinghpur

14

Alirajpur

Among lowest performers

Shahdol

Among lowest performers

Niwari

6

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WATCH: Congress Stages Protest As Amit Shah Visits Pune For Lokmanya Tilak Award Ceremony

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Pune: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Pune on Saturday to attend the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 ceremony, even as the Congress staged a protest against his visit at City Pride Chowk. The demonstration prompted heavy police deployment to maintain law and order.

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A large number of Congress workers gathered at the protest site and raised slogans against the Union government. Police personnel were deployed in large numbers and kept a close watch on the situation to prevent any untoward incident.

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The Congress said the protest was organised against the Delhi Police's alleged lathi charge on students protesting the NEET paper leak at Jantar Mantar last month. Party leaders held Amit Shah, in his capacity as Union Home Minister, politically responsible for the police action and demanded accountability.

Shah is in Pune to confer the Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2026 on National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. He is also scheduled to attend other official and party programmes in the city.

Ahead of the visit, the BJP criticised the Congress protest and said it would hold a counter-protest, accusing the opposition party of trying to politicise Shah's visit and disrupt an important public event.

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In view of the political protests, Pune Police tightened security arrangements across key locations in the city. Additional personnel were deployed to ensure the programmes ran smoothly and to prevent any law-and-order issues.

Videos of the Congress protest have since gone viral on social media.

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CWG 2026: Unnati Sharma Enters Judo Semifinals; Harsh Tokas, Karanjit Maan Move To Repechage

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Glasgow, Aug 1: Indian judoka Unnati Sharma advanced to the women's -63kg semifinals but compatriots Harsh Tokas and Karanjit Singh Maan lost their quarterfinals at the Commonwealth Games here Saturday.

Unnati opened her campaign with a dominant Round of 16 victory over Eswatini's Lamulela Magagula, sealing the contest by ippon in just one minute and 39 seconds after scoring two successive waza-ari.

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She then edged past New Zealand's Qona Christie in the quarterfinal, prevailing by waza-ari after also registering a yuko to book her place in the last four.

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Karanjit lost the the men's -90kg last-eight clash to Canada's Guillaume Gaulin, conceding the defeat by ippon after defeating New Zealand's Elliott Connolly by ippon in three minutes and 29 seconds.

He will now face home favourite Scott Cusack in the repechage round.

Tokas' campaign ended in the men's 81kg quarterfinals, where he suffered a narrow 0-1 defeat to Cyprus' Odysseas Georgakis, who clinched the bout with a yuko. Tokas will face Peniamina Percival from Samoa in repechage.

In the women's -70kg quarterfinals, Inunganbi Takhellambam lost to Canada's Charlie Thibault by ippon in three minutes and 23 seconds after conceding a yuko earlier in the contest.

She will face England's Jemima Yeats-Brown in the repechage contest.

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