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The All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) and district-level committees moving to support nationalist acquisition volition organise a divisional-level normal titled Nammura Shaale Ulisi (Save Our Village Schools) successful Kalaburagi connected Saturday, amid increasing interest implicit the State government’s connection to found Karnataka Public Schools by closing down authorities schools.
AIDSO territory caput Venkatesh Deodurg and members Abhaya Diwakar, addressing a property league successful Kalaburagi connected Wednesday, said that the projected magnet schoolhouse strategy tin pb to the closure of respective authorities schools successful agrarian areas.
Mr. Deodurg said that according to a Government Order of October 15, 2025, the constitution of 1 magnet schoolhouse successful each gram panchayat by consolidating students from surrounding villages wrong a radius of 3-5 km tin effect successful the closure of 8 to 10 adjacent authorities schools.
He contends that if astir 6,000 Karnataka Public Schools are established crossed the State, much than 40,000 existing authorities schools tin yet look closure. This volition trim the State’s work successful maintaining the functioning of authorities schools.
Another interest raised by activists relates to the anticipation of outsourcing the absorption of magnet schools. They fearfulness that specified a determination tin gradually pave the mode for greater backstage information successful the absorption of government-run institutions, perchance undermining the rule of escaped education.
Activists besides highlighted terrible teacher shortage and mediocre infrastructure successful authorities schools. In Kalyana Karnataka alone, 21,000 teaching posts are vacant, portion 59,000 posts stay unfilled crossed the State, they added.
They said that the normal aims to mobilise nationalist sentiment and request strengthening of existing authorities schools alternatively than their consolidation oregon closure. They besides expressed interest that funds allocated for acquisition nether the Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB) are being directed chiefly towards magnet schools.
