Improving quality of education in govt. schools is need of the hour, says TN Governor

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. In his address on the occasion of the 73rd Republic Day to the people of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Ravi said: “The poor cannot afford expensive private schools. Government schools are their only hope.” Before the introduction of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for admission into medical education, Mr. Ravi said the share of students from government schools to the seats in government medical colleges was hardly 1%. “Thanks to the affirmative action of 7.5% reservation for government school students that the number has improved significantly, however, there is urgent need to improve the quality of education also in the government schools. “While it is important that Tamil language is given wider spread in the rest of the country, it is also important that our school students learn other Indian languages like students in other States.Depriving our students of knowledge of other Indian languages is unfair to all.Besides fostering brotherliness and better mutual appreciation, a linguistic intellectual and cultural cross-pollination will enrich all of us and also open several opportunities for our harmonious growth,” he said.