Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has made a strong pitch for restructuring the education system in the state, asserting that schooling should not be divided on the basis of caste but should be uniformly accessible to all students. He said the Congress party’s vision is to ensure a school in every village and equal education opportunities for every child.
Speaking on the broader evolution of India’s education system, the Chief Minister recalled that large universities were established in the country under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, which helped expand literacy and higher education access across the nation. He also highlighted that the foundation of national education policy was adopted during India’s early governance phase.
Revanth Reddy pointed out that Telangana currently has around 25,000 government schools with nearly 19 lakh students enrolled. In contrast, he noted that private schools—about 12,000 in number—are catering to nearly 35 lakh students, indicating a growing shift toward private education and raising concerns about the weakening of government institutions.
Questioning the logic of running schools on caste lines such as SC and BC categories in rural areas, the Chief Minister asked why education should be segmented instead of being unified. He argued that such segregation is outdated and counterproductive in a modern society aiming for equality.
To address this imbalance, the Telangana government is promoting “Model Schools” aimed at providing standardized, high-quality education to all students under one system. The initiative, he said, is designed to eliminate inequality in schooling and strengthen the public education network across the state.
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