Dispels fears on scrapping of Telugu medium in govt. schools

Human Resources Development Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao said the long-pending Combined Service Rules (CSR) for teachers would be implemented soon.

The process for it was set in motion after a recent meeting with Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

Addressing a review meeting with MLCs and officials of the Education Department here on Wednesday, Mr. Rao said a special officer is being appointed for that purpose and that the orders for implementing the CSR would be issued soon.

He said rationalisation of schools was taken up except in the tribal and hilly areas.

Mr. Rao sought to dispel fears that Telugu medium would be done away with in schools as the government gave priority to English.

He stated that the private schools were able to attract a huge number of students compared to government schools, which have no dearth of skilled faculty, due to their medium of instruction (English).

However, efforts are being made to repose public confidence in government schools, he asserted.

The Minister said steps were taken for strengthening the A.P. State Council of Educational Research and Training, the District Institutes of Education and Training and the parents’ committees in schools and colleges.

He recalled that there were instances of parents requesting the government not to order the closure of institutions which collected exorbitant fees, on the pretext that such a drastic action would put their children’s future in jeopardy.

Student suicides

Mr. Rao said the Chakrapani Committee would soon submit its report on suicide of students in corporate colleges and the government would take necessary action . MLCs Katti Narasimha Reddy, T.D. Janardhan Rao, A.S. Ramakrishna, Gade Srinivasulu Naidu and Boddu Nageswara Rao and the top brass of School and Collegiate Education Departments participated.