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Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Madhu Bangarappa said that information of authorities schoolhouse students successful this year’s Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrations has risen significantly, with implicit 700 children from authorities schools taking portion successful taste programmes compared to 300 past year. This year’s celebrations connected November 1 volition showcase performances wholly by students from authorities schools, helium added.
On October 30, the Minister said helium and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah were peculiarly blessed to spot increasing practice from Karnataka Rajyotsava celebrations (KPS). “This time, we person 1,700 participants successful total. Around 700 of them are from authorities schools. It shows that our schools tin present precise good, activity-oriented performances,” helium said.
Mr. Bangarappa, who is overseeing the lawsuit portion serving arsenic the Minister for School Education and Literacy Education for the 3rd year, added that the inclusion of authorities schoolhouse students successful ample numbers reflects the State’s broader absorption connected strengthening nationalist education. Moreover, the purpose is to marque taste programmes and Karnataka Rajyotsava interesting, helium added.
He said the Karnataka Public School model, introduced to amended prime successful authorities institutions, has been good received crossed the State. “We had initially planned 500 KPS schools successful the budget, but seeing the demand, we person accrued it to 800. Financial proviso has been made done programmes similar Kalyana Karnataka, Akshara Avishkara, and mining-affected country grants,” helium said.
Each KPS instauration volition person an precocious bounds of 1,200 students. “In the erstwhile 5 years, lone astir 300 schools were developed. Within two-and-a-half years, we are mounting up 800 schools astatine a time. This volition particularly payment children successful agrarian areas, who tin present entree prime acquisition person to home,” the Minister said.
On the determination to trim the walk marks from 35 to 33, Mr. Bangarappa clarified that the determination was based connected adept recommendations and wide nationalist consultation. “This was discussed successful the 2024 round-table league connected acquisition reforms, which even Karnataka Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti had attended. He excessively had supported the idea. Across associations, parents, and students, much than 700 persons supported the 33 walk marks proposal, portion lone 8 opposing it,” helium said.
Mr. Horatti had written a missive opposing the determination connected October 29, but Mr. Bangarappa, however, said that the missive was not addressed to him. “I volition look into the substance and talk to him (Horatti). But since helium was portion of the earlier discussions that had supported the change, I judge determination is nary large quality of opinion. This is successful enactment with the Central syllabus too. This volition besides assistance much students from Karnataka to suffice and entree occupation opportunities wrong the State who mightiness different miss retired by conscionable a fewer marks,” helium said.
Mr. Horatti, successful his letter, had termed the determination to trim the walk marks arsenic ‘unfortunate’ arguing that it is unscientific to trim the marks, and that successful the satellite of competition, it is important for students to look exams.
