Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa has said the government schools in the State will get all the facilities required, and in the next two to three years, people will prefer government schools to private schools.
Speaking to the media at Sorab, his constituency, on Monday, the minister said that the government would increase the number of Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) by merging the nearest schools. “The KP Schools will offer education from pre-primary to II PU in one place. The parents will have the option of enrolling their kids in both Kannada and English medium. You will see a significant change in two to three years. People will be eager to send their children to government schools,” he said.
This year, the Minister said the construction of 8,500 classrooms would be completed. The shortage of teachers had been resolved to some extent after 13,000 newly recruited teachers reported to duty. In the years to come, the government will recruit physical education instructors and music and art teachers as well, he said.
