districts across the country were listed under this scheme. The list includes 11 districts of West Bengal. Transport Islampur CD Block has 4 ferry services and 10 originating/ terminating bus routes. The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line passes through Islampur CD Block and there are stations – Aluabari Road Junction, Gunjaria and Gaisal. In the early 1960s, when Farakka Barrage was being constructed, a far reaching change was made. Indian Railways constructed a new broad-gauge rail link from south Bengal to connect North Bengal. National Highway 27 passes through Islampur town and Islampur CD Block. Education In 2012–13, Islampur CD Block had 158 primary schools with 35,983 students, 12 middle schools with 2,449 students, 6 high schools with 4,974 students and 18 higher secondary schools with 12,933 students. Islampur CD Block had 1 technical/ professional institution with 47 students and 539 institutions for special and non-formal education with 42,719 students. There is a general degree college in the Islampur municipal area with 6,911 students, outside the CD Block. As per the 2011 census, in Islampur CD Block, amongst the 101 inhabited villages, 4 villages did not have a school, 59 villages had 1 or more primary schools, 38 villages had at least 1 primary and 1 middle school and 19 villages had at least 1 middle and 1 secondary school. The mid-day meal programme for rural school children was launched in 2005 in Uttar Dinajpur district. As on 30 April 2015, 602,557 children in 3,006 schools were covered under this programme. Islampur College was established in 1973 at Islampur (outside the CD block). Schools Ramganj High School at Ramganj – coeducational higher secondary school Bhadrakali High School at Gobindapur – coeducational higher secondary school Darivit High School at Panditpota – coeducational higher secondary school Jagtagaon High School at Matikunda – coeducational higher secondary school Matikunda High School at Matikunda – coeducational higher secondary school Pachhu Rasia High School at Gunjaria – coeducational higher secondary school Patagora High School at Agdimti-Khanti – coeducational higher secondary school Shyama Prasad S. Balika Vidyalaya at Ramganj – girls only higher secondary school Srikrishnapur High School at Matikunda – coeducational higher secondary school Fazlul Haq N.S. High Madrasah at Agdimti-Khanti - coeducational higher secondary school Healthcare In 2013, Islampur CD Block had 1 block primary health centre and 1 primary health centre, with total 14 beds and 2 doctors (excluding private bodies). It had 38 family welfare