metro india news  I hyderabad

In a major step towards strengthening government education, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced that his government is planning to introduce Nursery, LKG, and UKG classes in government schools. The move aims to provide quality pre-primary education to underprivileged children and reduce the shift of students to private institutions, he said.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Young India Police School in Hyderabad on Thursday, set up for children of police personnel, Revanth emphasized that the pre-schools initiative would improve early childhood education and help retain students within the government education system.

As part of the proposal, the government is considering free transportation, breakfast, lunch, and evening snacks for children attending these pre-schools. Highlighting disparities in the current system, the CM noted that government schools enroll students from age five, whereas private institutions start from age three, putting public schools at a disadvantage.

Currently, 18.5 lakh students study in 29,500 government schools, compared to 36 lakh students in 11,500 private schools. Reddy also underlined that the qualifications of government school teachers are superior to their private counterparts, reinforcing the potential impact of this initiative.

The introduction of pre-primary classes is being positioned as a transformative move to bridge early learning gaps and uplift the public education system in the state. It may be mentioned here that the Telangana Education Commission headed by Retd IAS Akunuri Murali recommended establishing pre-school sections (Nursery, LKG and UKG) in government schools, which was a strong demand that came from parents when it toured districts and rural areas extensively while preparing its report.