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Shivamogga
The Legislative Council, connected Monday, witnessed a heated statement connected opening caller Karnataka Public Schools, which mightiness pb to the closure of galore authorities schools.
Responding to questions raised by members Umashree and Chidananda M. Gowda during the Question Hour, Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa said that determination was nary information successful comments and posts connected societal media suggesting the closure of a ample fig of authorities schools successful the State.
“We are not closing immoderate Kannada school. Instead, I americium acceptable to authorisation caller schools if determination is simply a requirement. If determination is adjacent 1 student, we volition supply a teacher, determination volition beryllium a bully building, and determination volition beryllium unit to supply a midday meal,” helium stated.
However, Mr. Chidanand Gowda, reacting to the Minister’s statement, said that the Minister had not spoken astir closing immoderate schoolhouse but it was implied. “It is similar allowing idiosyncratic to dice without offering food. The aforesaid is happening with the authorities schools. We are not against to opening KP Schools, but this improvement volition interaction the authorities schools, peculiarly those successful agrarian areas,” helium said.
The Minister said that the authorities had decided to upgrade 900 schools into KP Schools successful the State. The schools to beryllium located astatine gram panchayat office would person each indispensable facilities. “The students volition survey successful 1 spot for 14 years, including 2 years of pre-primary classes. They volition get a bully environment, wherever 1,200 students volition beryllium studying together. The KP schools volition connection transport work escaped for students from agrarian areas,” helium said.
Janata Dal (Secular) subordinate S.L. Bhoje Gowda, joining the issue, said that galore schools were connected the verge of closure due to the fact that of nary admissions. “People are not admitting their children to authorities schools due to the fact that determination are nary due buildings, nary teachers and different facilities,” helium alleged.
Countering the allegation, Puttanna of the Congress said determination were hardly immoderate children near successful villages to articulation the schools. Mr. Bangarappa maintained that the JD(S) members, erstwhile their enactment was successful power, had supported the thought of KP Schools.
