Overview

• Samagra Shiksha’s Annual Work Plan & Budget 2025-26 has greenlit 210 pre-primary sections across nine districts, including Hanumakonda, Jagtial, Mancherial, Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Siddipet, Warangal, Nirmal and Mulugu.
• Children aged five will attend Nursery, Lower Kindergarten and Upper Kindergarten classes before entering Class 1 under the new programme.
• The decision aligns with NEP2020’s foundational stage framework and follows a central government order to expand preschool education in state-run schools.
• Officials intend to enhance school readiness and ease the financial burden on families that currently send children to private pre-primary centres.
• A state education commission of experts recommended a formal preschool system to address policy gaps in Telangana’s foundational education structure.