HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka will lay foundation stones for the Young India Integrated Residential School Complex at Kondurg mandal in Rangareddy district and in Madhira, respectively, on Friday.
The government has so far received proposals from 25 Assembly segments for the construction of the residential schools. Foundation stones for these 25 schools will be laid simultaneously on Friday.
The state government, to revamp the education system, has come up with the innovative idea of constructing integrated residential schools and earmarked Rs 5,000 crore for the purpose.
“The construction of Young India Integrated schools is a historical decision. Now, focus will be bestowed on education to enable Telangana human resources to compete with the rest of the world,” said Vikramarka.
Education would be imparted from Classes V to XII with international standards in these schools to be constructed in an extent of 20 acres to 25 acres.
662 residential schools function from rented buildings
It may be recalled here that at present, many residential schools, sanctioned during the previous BRS rule, are being run from function halls or rented buildings. As a result, the students were facing inconvenience due to the lack of spacious buildings.
According to one estimate, 662 out of 1,023 residential schools are functioning from rented buildings. The Congress government decided to spend Rs 5,000 crore on residential schools in one year. In contrast, the BRS government spent around Rs 73 crore per year on residential schools.
Libraries, computers, digital classrooms and other state-of-the-art facilities will be provided in the new Young India Integrated Residential Schools.
Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari on Thursday held a teleconference with officials on Thursday on the integrated residential schools and directed officials to make arrangements for the foundation laying ceremonies in all the districts.
The Assembly segments, where foundation stones for Integrated schools will be laid on Friday are Kodangal, Madhira, Husnabad, Nalgonda, Huzurnagar, Manthani, Mulugu, Palair, Khammam, Warangal, Kollapur, Andole, Chandrayangutta, Mancherial, Bhupalpally, Atchampet, Station Ghanpur, Tungaturthy, Munugode, Chennur, Shadnagar, Parkal, Narayankhed, Devarakadra, Nagarkurnool, Manakondur and Narsampet.