Hyderabad: Honourable Chief Minister Shri A Revanth Reddy affirmed that the state government would introduce reforms in the education sector with a primary goal of benefiting the students. The main objective of the reforms in education is to provide quality education from the nursery level through to the university stage and prepare the students to compete in the modern world to grab the opportunities.
The CM held a review of the Education department at the MCRHRD Institute on Wednesday. During the meeting, CM Revanth Reddy ordered the officials to make all necessary arrangements to implement the 10 + 2 education system, effective from next year. The Officials briefed the Chief minister on the progress made to introduce the new education system from nursery to intermediate.
The CM stressed that the class structure should consist of primary education (nursery to 4th grade), secondary education (5th to 8th grade), and senior secondary education (9th to 12th grade). Under the new system, the students should be groomed to attain command over language and communication skills by the time they complete the 12th grade. After the 12th grade, students should get the opportunity to choose subjects of their interest and become experts in those fields.
CM Revanth Reddy expressed concern over increasing students dropout after 10 th class, which consists predominantly of girls, as well as children from Dalit, tribal, and minority communities. The dropout rates are significantly lower in institutions like Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas, and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, which offer continuous education up to the 12th grade.
In the meeting, the Chief Minister and officials discussed the system extending education up to the 12th grade which is already in place in 18 states across the country . The government took the decision to implement the new system aiming to provide the best education to the students.
Assuring that the employment and retirement benefits of lecturers and non-teaching staff in junior colleges would remain unaffected, CM Revanth Reddy instructed the officials that welfare hostels or residential schools should stop functioning in the rented buildings and take necessary action to construct hostels and residential schools equipped with full-fledged facilities. Required funds for these constructions would be released, the Chief minister said that toilets should also be built in all schools, hostels, and residential schools, ensuring they are provided with an adequate water supply.
Reviewing the progress of the ‘Young India Integrated Residential Schools’ (YIIRS) project, the CM ordered the engineering officials to expedite the construction work and ensure that the projects are completed before the deadline. The officials were also directed to select top-tier agencies for landscaping, interior design, procurement of digital equipment, sports gear, and kitchen facilities without compromising on quality .
The CM enquired the progress of schools which are being constructed under the ‘CURE’ initiative and expressed his satisfaction for the completion of the works at the face pace. The chief minister directed officials to pay immediate, focused attention to any areas where construction is yet to commence.
CM Revanth Reddy stated that following the upgrade of ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes) into ATCs (Advanced Training Centres), there has been an increase in student enrollment, and all those who received training should get employment. The Chief Minister directed officials to expedite the release of funds required for the upgrading of polytechnic colleges and bring any departmental hurdles encountered during this process to his immediate attention.
The Chief Minister also directed officials to accelerate the recruitment process for Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and other faculty positions in universities. The CM emphasized that the regulations governing the recruitment process must be strictly followed, and urged the Chairman of the Council of Higher Education as well as the Vice-Chancellors of the universities to pay special attention to this matter.
State Government Advisors Keshava Rao and P. Sudarshan Reddy, MP Vem Narendar Reddy, Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju, Secretary of the Education Department Yogita Rana, Director of the Intermediate Board Abhilasha Abhinav, Director of School Education Naveen Nicholas, Chairman of the State Council of Higher Education Professor V. Balakista Reddy, Vice-Chancellor of Osmania University Professor Molugaram Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University Professor Ghanta Chakrapani and TGEWIDC Director Ganapathi Reddy, among others were present.
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