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An world committee volition beryllium acceptable up to survey aspects related to prime standards of authorities schools, however to pull much students to them, and the implementation of minimum marks successful Class X successful the 2026-27 world year, Minister for General Education V. Samsudheen has said.
Addressing a meet-the-press programme astatine the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club connected Monday, the Minister said the United Democratic Front (UDF) authorities did not person immoderate plans to overhaul the existing acquisition system. He said its attack was not to alteration everything that had been implemented. “Changes successful the acquisition assemblage person to beryllium made with care,” the Minister added.
On the government’s plans connected implicit integration of the schoolhouse acquisition strategy arsenic recommended by the Khader committee, Mr. Samsudheen said immoderate of the committee recommendations had been opposed connected grounds of impracticality. Even the Left Democratic Front (LDF) authorities had implemented lone immoderate of the recommendations, helium pointed out.
If immoderate of the recommendations that had been implemented were unscientific oregon caused hurdles, these would beryllium re-examined and changes made aft discussions with the the world community, the Minister said.
PM-SHRI
The Minister said helium had received a study from General Education Principal Secretary Sharmila Mary Joseph connected the PM-SHRI scheme, but had not been capable to spell done it. “We volition sermon the study and denote a determination connected implementation of PM-SHRI soon,” helium said.
On the connection for introducing colour uniforms erstwhile a week, Mr. Samsudheen said students had raised the demand. This excessively volition beryllium implemented lone aft discussions. Personally, the Minister said, helium excessively was successful favour of colour formal erstwhile a week since it was students’ wish. The erstwhile Minister for General Education excessively had said the request would beryllium considered, Mr. Samsudheen pointed out.
The Minister denied determination was immoderate going backmost connected the announcement of menstrual permission for schoolgirls. It reflected an empathetic attack to women and schoolgirls, helium noted. He called for focussing connected the affirmative broadside of the connection since galore women and girls acquisition a batch of carnal and intelligence discomfort during periods, portion for others it was not a immense issue.
“Menstrual permission is simply a alleviation from enactment for women, portion for students it is simply a alleviation from schoolhouse oregon assemblage connected those days. However, it was likened to a taboo oregon stigmatisation arsenic successful the olden days. Not everyone has to usage it. Those who person wellness issues tin avail themselves of this benefit,” the Minister said, adding that the details are yet to beryllium decided.
