In order to ensure better and secured future for the students in Jharkhand, Union Minister Smriti Irani, on Monday, announced the opening of five composite schools, which will provide complete education from "Class 1 till post-graduation in one campus".

The HRD Minister gave a confirmation to the project while addressing the 'Vidyalay Chale-Cyalayein Abhiyan' at Kalamati in the district. "The composite schools will be opened in Ranchi, Palamau, Dumka, Chaibasa and Hazaribagh," she said.

According to an official statement released by the department, these schools will run like private schools with all facilities including bus services.

Moreover, SC, ST and OBC students can now get free education at IIT Dhanbad (Indian School of Mines).

After announcing the essential changes in the education sector in the state, the minister introduced some reforms like "inclusion of parents in the management of the institutions".

Moreover, the Chief Minister of state Raghubar Das said, "the state government was planning to involve panchayats in school management to ensure proper running and monitoring of schools."

Pointing over lack of furniture in schools, he requested the Union HRD Minister to provide the necessary material 30,000 schools and asked "people's representatives to develop one model school in their respective constituencies".

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