Government-run schools have been strengthened by Rs 7,000 crore under the Mana Ooru Mana Badi scheme, the minister said.
Posted Date – 08:12 PM, Wed – 1/11/23
Education Minister P Sanitha Indra Reddy is laying the foundation stone for a classroom at Nomula ZP High School in Nalgonda district under the Mana Ooru Mana Badi scheme.
Nalgonda: Education Minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy said on Thursday that students in boarding schools run by the state government performed better in academic and competitive examinations than those in corporate schools.
The minister said that under the Mana Ooru Mana Badi scheme, which laid the foundation stone for classrooms at Zilla Parishad High School in Nomula at an estimated cost of Rs 1.06 lakh, the state government has managed to improve the quality of education and facilities of public schools on par with corporate schools. She said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao was keen to make quality education accessible to underprivileged students.
Public schools are being strengthened with Rs 7,000 crore under the Mana Ooru Mana Badi scheme, the education minister said. A total of 1,150 associate, degree and graduate colleges have been established in the state since 2014, she added. In addition, 1,000 residential educational institutions have been established to provide educational facilities in residential facilities for poor students.
She stressed the need to encourage students to take part in sport and said PE teachers would soon be available in all schools by filling vacancies.
District Mayor T Vinay Krishna Reddy, Zilla Parishad Chairman Banda Narender Reddy, Nakrekal MLA Chirumarthi Lingaiah and others attended the meeting.
