We Are Planning a Semi-residential System in Government Schools: Revanth

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday promised to convert existing government schools in Telangana into 'semi-residential schools'. Chief Minister Revanth was speaking at an event to felicitate SSC exam toppers those who scored a perfect 10 from government schools, under the auspices of Vande Mataram Foundation. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi, N. Chandrababu Naidu and I are all products of government schools and we have reached this position,” he said. Emphasising on the quality of education in government schools, Reddy said, “I am here not just because of my parents’ hard work but also because of my school teachers.” Admitting that government schools suffer from several problems, he said that immediately after his government came to power, it appointed Burra Venkatesham as the education department secretary and directed him to solve the problems in government schools, adding that investment in education is not an investment as it would benefit the society. We handed over the management of these schools to women's associations and have directed officials to release funds through the green channel.” Stating that a study has found that residential schooling weakens parent-child relationships, the chief minister said that the government is considering the implementation of a semi-residential system in government schools.