Telangana: Mana Ooru-Mana Badi to cover 9,123 schools in first phase

Hyderabad: In an effort to improve infrastructure and quality of education in government schools, the State Cabinet has decided to take up the ambitious ‘Mana Ooru-Mana Badi’ as a flagship programme with a budget of Rs 7,289.54 crore in three phases over a period of three years. A total 19.84 lakh students in 26,065 government […]

Hyderabad: In an effort to improve infrastructure and quality of education in government schools, the State Cabinet has decided to take up the ambitious ‘Mana Ooru-Mana Badi’ as a flagship programme with a budget of Rs 7,289.54 crore in three phases over a period of three years. A total 19.84 lakh students in 26,065 government schools will benefit from the programme, where it will be launched in 35 per cent (9,123) of total schools covering 65 per cent (around 13 lakh) of students in the first phase during the current academic year of 2021-22.

The programme will be implemented in 9,123 schools where there is a high enrolment of students in the current academic year. About Rs 3,497.62 crore will be spent in the first phase to be taken up this academic year.

The programme is aimed at comprehensive development of schools for providing quality education, improving attendance of students and also encourage them to continue their studies for higher classes as well as introduce digital media education in a phased manner for better academic results. Apart from arranging digital classrooms, works will be taken up to construct additional classrooms and take up repairs, procure necessary furniture and create better infrastructure including toilets. Power and water supply connections, kitchen sheds and dining halls, equipment for digital classrooms, compound walls and other works, also will be taken up.

The district Collectors have been entrusted with the responsibility of sanctioning the works in the select schools. A single agency will be appointed to take up all works in a mandal for which the district Collector will allocate works. To ensure transparency and effective implementation of the scheme, the Cabinet has decided to involve local people through constitution of School Management Committees (SMCs). While funds will be released to the SMCs, the Social Audit Accountability and Transparency which is under Rural Development department will take up social audit for effective usage of funds.

While the Finance Department will oversee funds allocation and release, the IT Department will provide necessary technical support for digital classrooms and other aspects. Works will be taken up with fixed deadlines. The alumni association will be formed for each school to involve old students in the development of their schools. These associations will have two active alumni members, two SMC members, village sarpanch and school principal as members. Efforts will be made to pool funds through donations and Corporate Social Responsibility programmes of corporate companies.

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