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Schools crossed Karnataka volition reopen from Monday (June 1), and successful the aftermath of the Cabinet dissolution pursuing the resignation of the Chief Minister, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) has cancelled the Karnataka Public School (KPS) instauration stone-laying ceremonial that outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was expected to preside implicit successful Shivamogga.
The earlier planned mega parents-teachers gathering (PTM) with the Chief Minister, featuring unrecorded enactment with students and parents done video league successful each schools crossed the State, has besides been cancelled.
Instead, schoolhouse opening ceremonies volition beryllium held arsenic accustomed crossed the State. Rashmi Mahesh, Principal Secretary of DSEL, and Vikas Kishor Suralkar, Commissioner of Public Instruction, volition enactment successful the schoolhouse reopening ceremonial to beryllium held successful Bengaluru.
“The schoolhouse inauguration for the world twelvemonth 2026-27 successful authorities and aided schools successful the State volition instrumentality spot connected June 1. The schools volition beryllium cleaned and decorated with garlands. Preparations person been made to organise a midday repast with sweets, similar a feast meal,” said Mr. Suralkar.
The DSEL had organised the instauration stone-laying ceremonial for 800 KPS, on with the PTM.
“The instauration stone-laying ceremonial for the KPS and mega PTM successful Shivamogga person been suspended for the time-being. An due determination volition beryllium taken aft the enactment of the caller government,” the Commissioner stated.
95% textbooks supplied
There are much than 46,000 authorities and aided schools crossed the State, and the authorities is distributing escaped textbooks, 2 sets of uniforms, and shoes and socks, to each students from LKG to people 10.
Distribution of textbooks to schools is successful progress, with the section already having delivered textbooks to astir 95% of schools.
“The escaped textbooks provided to students of authorities and aided schools volition see Part-1 and Part-2. Part-1 books person already reached much than 95% of the schools. Part-2 textbooks volition beryllium delivered to each schools by the extremity of June. In addition, the Sethubandha, a span people programme, volition beryllium held for the archetypal 1 month, for which nary textbooks are required,” explained Mr. Suralkar.
He added that the archetypal acceptable of uniforms has already reached astir 90% of the schools. “The remaining schools volition beryllium covered by June 1,” helium said.
Wait for shoes
However, the students person to hold astatine slightest a period and a fractional to get shoes and socks. For the archetypal time, the section has called for a centralised tender for the proviso of shoes and socks this year. As per the accusation available, the bidders are yet to get the enactment order. Officials are assured of shoes and socks reaching schools by July-end.
Meanwhile, the authorities has besides fixed support for the recruitment of 51,000 impermanent teachers for the 2026-27 world year, with 40,000 for superior schools and 11,000 for precocious schools.
Most backstage schools successful the State person been conducting classes since May 25.
