After delays, restoration of Pensionnat de Jeunes Filles school in Puducherry completed
The restoration of the Pensionnat De Jeunes Filles school in Puducherry has been completed, allowing it to reopen for students. This heritage building, which is the only French-medium girls high school in India, underwent redevelopment under the Puducherry Smart City Development Limited. The project faced delays but was finished before the upcoming Assembly elections in 2026.
- ▪The restoration project began in February 2023 and was completed ahead of schedule.
- ▪The school was refurbished at a cost of ₹7.5 crore to preserve its heritage value.
- ▪The building is significant in Puducherry's history and was originally established for European girls in 1858.
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The restoration and redevelopment of the Pensionnat De Jeunes Filles, a listed Grade II A heritage building and India’s only French-medium girls high school run by the Puducherry Government has been completed. The school, which has been functioning from a heritage building, will be finally open for students after the restoration project which began in February 2023.The redevelopment was taken up under an initiative of the Puducherry Smart City Development Limited (PSCDL).Official sources said the work was completed before the 2026 Assembly elections. PSCDL has formally handed over the building to the Department of Education.Located on the Beach Road, the foundation stone for the restoration and redevelopment of the school was laid in February 2023.
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