{
  "id": 1996777,
  "title": "'PM Should Show He Actually Cares': Dipke Seeks PM CARES Funds For Rural Schools",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/pm-should-show-he-actually-cares-dipke-seeks-pm-cares-funds-for-rural",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T18:15:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/pm-should-show-he-actually-cares-dipke-seeks-pm-cares-funds-for-rural-schools"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke has called on the Centre to utilize funds from the PM CARES Fund to enhance rural school infrastructure and construct over 1,000 high-tech model schools. Dipke launched the 'School Thik Karo' campaign to bring attention to the infrastructure deficiencies in rural schools, stating that children face challenges such as poor access roads and inadequate facilities like benches and drinking water. As of March 31, 2025, the PM CARES Fund had a balance of ₹8,452 crore, with ₹87.85 lakh paid out in 2024-25 compared to ₹15.6 crore in the previous year. Dipke questioned the use of these funds in a video statement, pointing out that the money could be used to build new schools, with each school costing around Rs 8 crore. He highlighted that his recent visits to rural Maharashtra revealed schools in poor condition, where authorities cited a lack of funds as the reason for inadequate facilities. Dipke urged people to urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use the PM CARES Fund for children's education and stressed that the Prime Minister should demonstrate genuine care.",
  "summary": "Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday urged the Centre to use money from the PM CARES Fund to improve rural school infrastructure and build more than 1,000 high-tech model schools. Dipke, the CJP’s national convenor, has launched the ‘School Thik Karo’ campaign to highlight infrastructure gaps in rural schools. He claimed children across the country were struggling with…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}