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The debate shouldn’t focus on vacation length, but on ensuring teachers return motivated, respected, and fairly paid, with dignity and value

Just as firm enforcement transformed examinations, traffic discipline, and anti-corruption efforts, a similar approach can reinvigorate classroom teaching and restore public trust in government schools

Telangana’s plan to merge intermediate with school education must balance interests, ensure fair teacher roles, and curb inequities

Telangana’s School Education department plans to revert government and local body school uniforms to the previous corporate-style design, restoring stripes and shoulder loops removed by the current government. Around 20 lakh students will receive uniforms, costing Rs. 130 crore

The Telangana State government has issued an order to increase the material costs for mid-day meals in government and local body schools, following a report highlighting challenges in providing quality food due to outdated costs. The new costs, effective from November 17, raise the amounts allocated per primary and upper primary student.

Eggs have been removed from mid-day meals in Telangana government schools due to rising prices and pending payments. Agencies and cooks halted supply, leaving students without protein, though the Education Department has now instructed resumption of egg distribution

According to the data available with the School Education department, around 8,000 government and local body schools continue to have 16,000 excess teachers. However, 3,000 schools are facing a shortage of 4,000 teachers

While the State is home to 26,141 government and local body schools, only 15 are serving more than 1,000 students, accounting for 0.0573 per cent of the total schools. This reflects popularity of the government-run schools and preference among parents in the State

A significant imbalance has emerged in Telangana’s government and local body schools, with over 21,000 surplus teachers in some institutions while 7,346 schools face acute staff shortages. The Education Department is now working on redistributing teachers to address the disparity.

Tamil Nadu has launched a pilot programme in government schools to teach students AI, coding, and digital tools, aiming to bridge the tech divide and prepare youth for a digital future.

Education department data reveals 78% of government schools in Telangana have fewer than 100 students, with 35% having just 1–30. The figures contrast with CM Revanth Reddy’s claims of rising enrolments, raising concerns over the public education system’s strength.

Government schools in Telangana are witnessing a steep decline in enrolment, with only 26 per cent of students opting for them in 2024-25, down from 41 per cent in 2022-23. Parents are increasingly preferring private schools

Mid-day meal workers across Telangana will begin a two-day hunger strike from August 6, demanding payment of long-pending bills, salary arrears up to July 2025, and a monthly salary increase to Rs. 10,000.

Rohini Foundation member Dr. Alekhya said that the camps were being conducted under the ‘Oral Car- Iron Healthy Children’ programme.

There should not be any lethargy in serving quality food to the students. If any officials are found irresponsible in their duties stern action would be initiated against them, the BC Welfare Minister warned.

The same ‘sarkari’ tag that attracts derision when tied to a public service becomes a badge of honour when linked to a job title, revealing a deep trust deficit in public institutions

BRS leader KT Rama Rao accused the Congress government of prioritising luxury over students’ welfare by neglecting Mid-Day Meals in schools. He cited extravagant spending on official events and questioned the Chief Minister’s silence on deaths in Gurukul institutions.

Majority of them are primary level schools where a single teacher has to teach students Classes I to V, covering 18 subjects across multiple grades each day

As per the mid-day meal social audit report for 2024, significant inter-district variations were observed in various parameters of student health check-ups and well-being.

Since the 2007–08 academic year, the foundation has been organising ‘Akshara Abhyasam’ ceremonies in 500 government primary schools each year. A traditional ritual that marks the formal initiation of children into education, the ceremony is made special with the distribution of slates to thousands of first-time schoolgoers.