Overview

• Speaking at Teachers’ Day celebrations, the Chief Minister asked government school teachers to eat lunch with students to monitor food standards and said he would join school meals during visits.
• A committee led by K. Keshav Rao with Kadiam Srihari and senior officials has been formed to draft a new education policy for Telangana.
• The government plans to send about 200 teachers each year to countries such as Singapore and South Korea to study classroom best practices.
• Reddy reiterated that 11,000 teachers were recruited within 55 days of taking office and said government-school enrolment has risen by roughly three lakh students to about 24 lakh.
• He highlighted ongoing initiatives including Young India Residential Schools, a proposed Skills University, upgrades of 65 ITIs with Tata, a planned sports university and academy, and Rs 130 crore a year for school maintenance with women’s self-help groups involved in management.