CM YS Jagan reviews Nadu-Nedu programme in AP schools

AP Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy conducts review meeting over Nadu-Nedu programme at CM camp office in Tadepalli on Saturday.

The State Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh, and other officials have participated in the meeting, where CM ordered the officials to complete the works by June.

During the meeting, the officials said that they have already completed the tender process for furniture and chalkboard in the schools and soon tenders will be called for remaining issues.

With the reverse tendering for 72,596 green chalkboards, the government has saved nearly Rs 5.07 crores, Officials said. On this occasion, CM YS Jagan has examined the samples of uniforms and school bags.

CM YS Jagan launched the Mana Badi Nadu-Nedu programme during children day on November 14th, 2019, for modernising government schools, which is also one of the schemes envisaged in the Navaratnalu.

The government has allocated Rs 12,000 crores for the development of infrastructure facilities in the schools. The scheme will be implemented in 15,715 government schools in the first phases and will be extended to all schools in three years.

For the academic year 2020-21, the government has decided to implement English medium in all government schools from 1 to 6 class. The state government has ordered the Education Commissioner to provide training to existing teachers, and while recruiting teachers, give priority to those conversant in English.