Gujarat bows to widespread demand, focused on establishing English medium schools
The HinduTwo years after announcing it would set up 100 English medium schools to cater to the demand for them at the district and taluka levels, the Gujarat Government seeks to establish them in the current academic year, a step ahead from introducing English as a subject from Class I in the 2022-23. In Ahmedabad city, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation runs 55 English medium primary schools, where around 12,000 students are enrolled. “We are planning to set up higher secondary schools in English medium from next year, besides increasing the number of primary schools,” Municipal Commissioner M. Thennarasan said. In Gujarat, where the quality of teaching and education in government-run primary schools is perceived to be below average, middle class parents even in rural areas prefer English medium schools. In the absence of State-run English medium schools, parents turn to private schools, which have mushroomed to around 10,000 primary schools spread across in almost every taluka of the State.
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