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Telangana Govt’s unique health initiative for girl students
Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Kadiyam Srihari on Sunday said the government had taken a decision to provide sanitary pads to the girls studying in the State-run institutions.
Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Kadiyam Srihari on Sunday said the government had taken a decision to provide sanitary pads to the girls studying in the State-run institutions.
- Minister for Education Kadiyam Srihari says supply of sanitary pads is to ensure that girls will not miss classes
- On the need to achieve higher standards in the state-run schools, he points out that the onus is on teachers, State government and other stakeholders
Addressing at the National Women Teachers Convention organised by National Forum of Woman Teachers at Savitribai Phule Nagar,Sundarayya Vignana Kendram, here, Srihari said sanitary pads would be provided to the girl students from class VII to XII.
“There are no toilets for girls and in remote places they find difficult to find sanitary pads. Due to this, they miss classes. To avoid this, we have taken a decision and will implement the scheme,” the Minister said. The Minister reiterated that the government was against the detention system in school education. He said the government was yet to provide full scale infrastructure, facilities and teachers in the state-run schools.
“If the detention system is introduced at this juncture, it will adversely affect students belonging to the weaker sections. We have taken a decision to go against the detention and same is communicated to the Central government,” he added.
On the privatisation of school education, of the 60 lakh students, 50 per cent were in the government schools and rest in the private sector. “At this juncture you cannot discourage private sector. Both the Central and State governments are not in position to take the total burden,” he said.
The onus was on the government, teachers and stakeholders to build high education standards in the state-run educational institutions, he said. Srihari urged the teachers to come forward and give their recommendations for formulating new education policy proposed by Central government. “If required, convene a national meet on new educational policy and put your recommendations before the government,” he said.
The two-day convention being hosted by Telangana State United Teachers Federation discussed about the women reservation bill, rights of girls and women, resolution on rights of girls & women was also placed and approved. The convention will conclude on Monday.
