Government to provide facilities to all government schools - Palemar

Government to provide facilities to all government schools - Palemar

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, July 5: Speaking at the launch of Shaalegagi Navu Neevu, an initiative of the Government of Karnataka, at Government Higher Primary School in Munchuru today, District-in-charge Minister said that the state government will provide all the required furniture and sports equipment to government schools that currently lack this facility.













The minister also said that the state government’s programmes have succeeded in reducing the number of students dropping out of schools. Revealing statistics, the minister said that DK has 3.60 lakh school kids at present and that 33 government schools have been opened in the past 2 years and that 533 classrooms have been constructed by spending Rs. 19 crore. He also said that 28 high schools have been newly constructed in DK during the past years by spending Rs. 12 crore.

Urging parents to send their kids to government schools instead of spending hard-earned money on private education, Palemar said that government schools are now capable of giving stiff competition to private schools.

The minister also said that the government has decided to establish around 2080 and 1800 eco clubs in higher primary and high schools respectively all over the state to create awareness regarding environmental issues among the students.

C. Chamegowda, the outgoing deputy director of public instructions of DK, was felicitated on the occasion.

Janardhana Gowda, the president of the ZP Social Justice Stating Committee; Moses Jayashekhar, the new DDPI; and many others were also present.