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government schools performing well lauds Collector
Speaking at the Badi Pilostondi programme held here on Thursday, he said the pass percentage of the government schools had gone up from 73 per cent in 2015 to whopping 90 per cent in 2016.
Chittoor: Collector Siddarth Jain expressed happiness over the improvement in Class X pass percentage of government schools in the district.
Speaking at the Badi Pilostondi programme held here on Thursday, he said the pass percentage of the government schools had gone up from 73 per cent in 2015 to whopping 90 per cent in 2016.
Highlighting the need to cut down the increasing dropouts, he emphasised that teachers should make it a point to admit all dropout students.
The students in the age group of six and 14 years should be in schools, not out of the schools,” he affirmed. As per the survey conducted by Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, he lamented that there were hardly 641 drops out students in the district who were to be admitted in the schools.
The authorities concerned should take necessary steps to complete the task of admitting all dropouts within the academic year, he added.
He said Badi Pilostondi programme would be continued for another one week in the entire district in order to improve enrolment in the schools. Zilla Parishad chairperson Girvani Chandra Prakash, Chittoor MLA D A Satya Prabha, MLC Y Srinivasulu Reddy, In-charge Chittoor Mayor Subramanayam were present on the occasion.
