English medium classes in Kannada schools soon
In an attempt to boost the rate of admissions in government schools, the state government has proposed to start English medium classes along with the existing Kannada medium classes in government Kannada primary schools.
To begin with, this would be tried on a pilot basis in 1,000 schools across the state. While on the one hand, several government schools are being merged, the state has allocated a “special package” of Rs 150 crore to improve the infrastructure in government primary schools, high schools and PU Colleges.
The government has proposed to merge 28,847 government and aided schools that have less admission to 8,530 schools that are located within a kilometre of these schools. This, they believe will improve the quality of education.
The department will also start pre-primary classes in a phased manner. To begin with, as many as 4,100 Anganawadis would be relocated to government primary schools in the vicinity where ‘Balasnehi Centres’ would be established.
In 48,000 government schools in the state, biometric would be introduced to keep a tab on the attendance of school staff.
