After facing much delays, the restoration and redevelopment of the decades-old Pensionnat De Jeunes Filles which is India’s only French-medium girls high school, run by the Puducherry government, is nearing completion.
Located on the Beach Road, the foundation stone for the the reconstruction of the school was laid in February 2023. The work was supposed to be completed in March 2025.
Chief Minister lays foundation for reconstruction of French girls’ high school
However, the project faced repeated delays and the Puducherry Smart City Development Limited (PSCDL) terminated the work order issued to the contractor. It, instead, issued a fresh order to NBCC (India) Ltd., a Central government undertaking to complete the work by August 2024. The PSCDL has planned to complete the work by next month (December 2025).
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is the architectural consultant for PSCDL, while Puducherry Technological University (PTU) is the structural consultant. The work costs ₹7.5 crore.
