Expedite Nadu Nedu Works: AP CM YS Jagan To Education Department Officials

AMARAVATI: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review of the Education department and directed the officials to expedite the Nadu  Nedu works and complete them within the stipulated time. 

During the review meeting held at the camp office here on Thursday, the Chief Minister said infrastructure is being developed in 22,344 schools under the second phase of the programme and directed the officials to ensure works are started in all the schools by month-end. He instructed the officials to set up TVs in the schools. He asked the officials to think about the appointment of a watchman in schools, where the Nadu Nedu programme is completed for the safety of school property.

He instructed the officials to provide the best training to the teachers of the schools which got CBSE affiliation to achieve best results. He instructed the officials to focus on effective implementation of TMF and SMF programs and said the situation will come back to square one if schools and toilets are not maintained well. He said Vidya Kanuka kits should be distributed to the students by the time schools reopen. The Chief Minister said the state government has been ensuring one junior college or high school plus or KGBV for women in each mandal and the high schools in 292 mandals will be upgraded either to High School Plus or Junior College in this regard.

The officials informed the Chief Minister that 57, 828 people have been using read-along app to which the Minister said students should focus on phonetics. The Chief Minister said there is no need to feel bad for getting less pass percentage in SSC exams and added that the target of the government is to provide quality education. He said the government is conducting exams again for the failed students and they also will be considered as regular exams. The officials informed the Chief Minister that they are giving a chance to the passed students to write betterment exams in two subjects.

Education Minister Botsa Satyanarayana, School Education Special Chief Secretary Buditi Rajashekar, School Education Commissioner S Suresh Kumar, Intermediate Education Commissioner M V Seshagiri Babu, SSA SPD Vetri Selvi, Byju's Vice President (Public Policy) Susmit Sarkar and other officials were present in the meeting.

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