AMARAVATI: Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, advisor to the state government, said that chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has set his focus on overhauling education sector to bring quality education closer to children from economically weaker classes.
He said that the chief minister believes that poverty should not come in the way of children getting good education. He said the state government has initiated revolutionary programmes in the education sector to make the children from the downtrodden sections to compete with the affluent sections in society. He appealed to teachers to take lead in shaping young brains as assets of the nation by making use of latest infrastructure being readied by the government.
Addressing a virtual conference held on the occasion of Teachers’ Day on Sunday, Sajjala said students were spending more time with the teachers rather than at home particularly after the arrival of latest technologies.
He said that top class teachers were accessible to students in remote locations. “Teachers have always had a bigger role to play in shaping the careers of students and their responsibilities have only increased in the recent past,” said Sajjala.
He said that the government is spending close to Rs 16,000 crore on Nadu-Nedu to renovate all public schools in the state.
Education minister Dr Adimulapu Suresh said that the government is taking measures for upgrading skills of teachers by providing them quality training with experts. He said availability of quality teachers was crucial to provide quality education.
