AP govt to promote cluster school scheme

AP govt to promote cluster school scheme
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Andhra Pradesh government will focus on funding and promotion of the ‘cluster school programme’ all over the State as a solution to the problems of rural schools. During the pre-budget review of Education department on Wednesday at the Secretariat, Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu asked the School Education officials to submit proposals

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh government will focus on funding and promotion of the ‘cluster school programme’ all over the State as a solution to the problems of rural schools. During the pre-budget review of Education department on Wednesday at the Secretariat, Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu asked the School Education officials to submit proposals to realize the goal of the Chief Minister to reduce dropouts in rural schools and also increase literacy levels in villages.

He urged the Education department officials to ensure that the objectives of the policy of Right to Education were achieved by enrolling the children from all ages and sections of society in urban and rural schools. The Finance Minister also reviewed the implementation of the Sakshara Bharati programme in all gram panchayats by involving teachers at the village level to take up adult literacy programmes.

He said the demands of the education department budget should incorporate all the mission targets, announcements and promises made by the Chief Minister to achieve the goals of fully literate society and provide free and compulsory quality education to all children at elementary level as envisaged under the RTE Act Senior officials of the Finance, School Education, College Education, Adult Education, etc., participated in the pre-budget review meeting.

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