Thirty-two government schools on ten islands, 11,761 pupils and four colleges across the archipelago
Background
Lakshadweep's schooling is the base on which its literacy standing rests, and the Union Territory's Education Department page sets out the numbers.
There are 32 government schools across the 10 inhabited islands: 14 Junior Basic, 9 Senior Basic and 9 Senior Secondary.
11,761 students were enrolled from pre-school to Class 12 in 2024-25, and 8,953 students from pre-school to Class 8 receive mid-day meals under PM POSHAN.
The four colleges are the Arts and Science College at Androth, the Arts and Science College at Kadmat, the College of Education at Kadmat and the Polytechnic College at Minicoy.
The District Institute for Education and Training at Kavaratti runs teacher training including the D.El.Ed. programme, and there are Model Schools at Androth and Minicoy.
An Atal Tinkering Lab functions at PMSHRI GSSS Kavaratti, and 380 teachers have been trained.
Selected schools are being developed under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan and PM SHRI; all classrooms are smart classrooms and all schools have internet connectivity.
In plain words
PM POSHAN Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman — The central mid-day meal scheme for school children, renamed PM POSHAN.
PM SHRI PM Schools for Rising India — A central scheme that develops selected schools as model schools under the National Education Policy.