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Primary and Secondary Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa said that a petition volition beryllium made to the Chief Minister for the hold of the midday repast strategy to the students of Government Pre-university (PU) Colleges successful the upcoming State Budget.
During an enactment league with the Minister astatine the State-level Children’s Day solemnisation and Mega Parent-Teacher gathering organised by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) astatine the Vidhana Soudha connected Friday, Rakesh, a pupil of Government PU College successful Bailhongal, Belagavi district, said: “We each are from agrarian areas. As the assemblage starts astatine 10 a.m. and ends astatine 4 p.m., we person to permission location astatine 7.45 a.m.” He requested for hold of the midday meals to students of PU colleges arsenic well.
Responding to the student’s appeal, the Minister said, “After our authorities came to power, with the assistance of Azim Premji Foundation, eggs and bananas are being provided to each students from people 1 to 10 for 6 days successful a week. In addition, Sai Sure substance is being provided for 5 days. Preparations person been made to instrumentality midday meals for PU students successful Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) from adjacent world year.”
“The Chief Minister volition beryllium requested to widen the midday meals strategy to students of the remaining Government PU colleges. More fiscal assistance is needed for this. An announcement successful this respect volition beryllium requested successful the State Budget,” helium added.
During the session, students from assorted parts of Karnataka asked astir extra-curricular activities, occupation opportunities and escaped autobus passes, among others and others. Lokesh P.T., a precocious schoolhouse pupil from Puttegowdana Hundi, Mysuru district, requested that escaped question installation successful KSRTC buses beryllium provided to boys arsenic it is to girls.
Mr. Bangarappa said, “There is simply a request from each students regarding escaped question installation successful KSRTC buses. This substance volition beryllium discussed with the Chief Minister. All students are being fixed autobus passes astatine a discounted rate, which should beryllium utilised properly.” He said that escaped buses volition beryllium arranged from adjacent twelvemonth to bring students to KPS.
Iranna, a authorities precocious schoolhouse pupil from Bagalkot district, urged the Minister to wage much attraction to extra-curricular activities. Responding to this, the Minister said astir 13,000 teachers person already been appointed to authorities schools and soon, 12,000 much teachers volition beryllium appointed, and much than 6,000 teachers successful aided institutions. He assured that successful the coming days, extracurricular activities volition besides beryllium fixed much encouragement arsenic per the demand.
Tanuja B.V., a pupil of Government High School successful Police Colony, asked astir aboriginal occupation opportunities. In response, the Minister reiterated the department’s determination to trim the walk marks from 35 to 33 and this volition payment lakhs of students. He besides said that the implementation of the ‘Skill astatine School’ programme and machine learning from people 1 successful KPS volition assistance students get jobs.
When Brundashree, a pupil of a authorities precocious schoolhouse successful Shivamogga district, asked astir bilingual education, the Minister said that adjacent though determination is simply a bilingual medium, Kannada should ever beryllium fixed precedence and should beryllium embraced with love.
The Minister besides commented connected escaped hostel facilities for students. He besides assured that steps volition beryllium taken to supply escaped coaching for competitory exams to students of Arts and Commerce streams for the coming world years.
He besides appealed to the alumni to donate for the improvement of their schools and colleges to further fortify authorities institutions.
