AMARAVATI: Teachers in KNR Municipal Corporation High School in Nellore were surprised to see large groups of parents thronging the school to get admission for their wards when it reopened last fortnight.
About 2,000 students appeared for the entrance held for admission to Class 6 for 200 seats. As the surge continued, the principal had to put up a banner declaring all seats were full for the academic year.
Many government schools across the state are witnessing a similar situation. Academicians and teachers opined that this transformation was due to the focus laid by chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. About 15,000 schools in the state were renovated under ‘Nadu-Nedu’ programme by spending close to Rs 4,000 crore.
The infrastructure available at the government schools has impressed parents and wards.
Govt eyes revamp of 45k public schools in 2 years
The government has also spent close to Rs 24,000 crore on different education schemes in the last two years and plans to complete renovation of all 45,000 public schools in next two years.
“It is a like a dream come true for children. I had not imagined this kind of upgradation in such a short duration,” said teacher Bollepalli Sridhar.
The schools now have wash rooms with running water, RO units for drinking water, green chalk boards, colourful study desks, tube lights and fans, granite flooring and compound wall. The kits provided under ‘Jagananna Vidya Kanuka’ comprising three pairs of uniform cloth, shoes, school bag, textbooks, workbooks and notebooks have become a big attraction. Oxford Dictionary was added to the kit from the current academic year.
