Silvester D’ Souza

Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (EP)

Kundapur, Oct 8: “The state has not been able to achieve excellence in the education system yet. There are constraints. The sector is troubled by scarcity of teachers and school buildings. It has not been possible to provide them. There are two teachers in schools with only 10 – 12 students. The locals do not agree to suspend schools with fewer children. Such people do not send their children to those schools also. Meanwhile there are plans to construct a model school for each gram,” said Karnataka minister of education B C Nagesh.

He was speaking after visiting and inspecting the facilities at Kundapur pre University College. “Five thousand teachers are being appointed now. Yet there is a scarcity of 10 -12 thousand teachers. It will be set right in stages. The cooperation of old students and well-wishers of education is commendable in government schools. This college that has a history of 135 years has provided great people to the nation,” he said.

“New education policy is being implemented. It is an experiment in the education system. It requires classrooms and laboratories. A far sighted plan will be thought of for it,” he said.

College principal Ramakrishna B G welcomed the gathering. He said that 1,026 students are studying in the first PUC and 776 students in the second PUC in the college. “There are 490 students in the high school. The school has a good library but the post of the librarian is vacant. There is a need for toilets and classrooms also,” he said.

Second PUC topper Rashmi Nagesh Udupa with 600 marks and SSLC toppers Girish Nayak, Vidya Marati, Sriraksha, Prathamesha, Anita and Deekshata were congratulated by the minister. Member of municipal council Mohandas Shenoy requested for Bisiyoota for PUC students too from the government.

Private secretary of the minister, A R Ravi, pre university education’s Maruthi, DDPI N H Nagura, food and civil supplies department’s Kiran Kumar Kodgi, block education officer Padmanabha S K, Byndoor block education officer Mundinamane, municipal council president Veena Bhasker Mendon, vice president Sandeep Kharvi, standing committee president Shekar Poojary, Shanker Ankadakatte, Sadananda Balkoor, Suresh Shetty Kadoor, alumni association office bearers, members of school and college development committee and members of municipal council were present.

Teacher Udaya Kumar Shetty compered the programme.