Govt. mulling against giving permission to private schools for three years
Bengaluru, June 13: The state government has planned not to give permission to open any private schools for next three years in the state.
It is said that the government has taken this decision to check the mushrooming of private schools year after year as the number of students in government schools is reducing considerably. The Primary and Secondary Education department has received total 2429 proposals to open private schools in 2018-19 academic year. But according to a senior officer in the department, the government would not consider those proposals this year.
It is said that the number of children in government schools is also decreasing because of Right to Education Act (RTE). Under this Act, a private school has to give 25 per cent seats for the financially backward students. Apart from this, the mushrooming of private schools within the radius of 5 km of government schools is causing problem for the admission into government schools. Keeping this in mind, the department has decided not to give permission to open any new private schools in the state. But the final decision into this effect is yet to take, the officer said.
However, Primary and Secondary Education Minister N Mahesh said that the government has decided to conduct the census of the private schools. Before giving permission to private schools, the department has to think twice. The government has established 176 model government schools equal to private schools. In the same way, few more such model schools would be established. Instead of giving permission to private school, the government is mulling improving the quality of the government schools. Fee fixation norm should be strictly implemented for private schools and make sure that the private schools are following the norm, he said.
Previous education minister Tanveer Sait had said that permission would not be given for private schools for next five years. But because of the influence of the private schools managements, then minister had backtracked from his decision. Among total applications, more applications were submitted from Bengaluru urban and Bengaluru South has submitted 369 applications, while Bengaluru North has 216 applications, sources said.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
