28000 government and aided schools face closure

Team Udayavani, Jul 6, 2018, 4:37 PM IST

Bengaluru: More than 28,000 government and aided schools confront closure after Budget proposition.

On the off chance that pre-poll addresses were any sign, Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy ought to have had a Budget which would offer help to each segment of society. Apart from relatively t hiking fuel costs, he has experienced harsh criticism from the state’s academicians. Reason: As numerous as 28,847 government and aided schools over the state will before long be closed after the Budget. 

HD Kumaraswamy reported that 28,847 government and aided schools would be converged with 8,530 schools — academicians say in fact, it implies shutter for the same number of schools. What’s more, they portray the move as awful. 

However, the department of primary and secondary education says it will give transport facility to students after the merger of the schools to enable students to reach another school. “There will be a common pickup point to pick children and drop them to schools and back home,” said a senior authority. 

In a breaking move, the Chief Minister declared that English-medium government schools will be presented in more than 1,000 schools. In spite of the fact that primary instruction in mother tongue is a state policy, the CM chose to offer English Medium at the higher primary level (from Class VI). 

This was one of the long-pending interest by parents who can’t afford to send their children to private schools which offer English medium. The Chief Minister likewise made another exceptional declaration of broadening helpline number 108 and 104 for mother and child health services and mental health protection services.