BELLARY: The recently approved Rs. 49.15-crore action plan for 2007-08 under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA) has placed emphasis on providing infrastructure and imparting training to teachers.

The district ranks 23rd with regard to education, according to the Human Development Index report.

Projects to be taken up include the construction of libraries, laboratories, resource rooms and headmaster rooms. These are in addition to the taking up of major repairs on existing school buildings, construction of dining halls and the provision of power connections, for which Rs. 21.19 crore has been allocated under the action plan.

As many as 78 libraries and an equal number of laboratories will be constructed in all eight education blocks in the district — Bellary (east): 10; Bellary (west): eight; Hadagali: nine; Hagari Bommanahalli: seven; Hospet: 14; Kudligi: 14; Sandur: 8; and Sirguppa: 8. Also, 52 major repair projects at schools will be taken up this year.

Planning by schools

Deputy Director of Public Instruction Thippeswamy told The Hindu that with regard to improving the quality of education in the district, each school would be preparing a four-year action plan and would have to adhere to it.

Also, the Karnataka State Quality Assessment Organisation would conduct tests on the teaching methods being followed, and would attempt to identify shortcomings the present system, based on which suitable training would be imparted to teachers through the District Institute for Education and Training (DIET), Mr. Thippeswamy said.

Attendance

The action plan has also laid thrust on ensuring that children between six and 14 years attend school compulsorily.

It proposes to open residential schools and tent schools, and introduce home education and the like for the 9,997 school dropouts in the district.

Special programmes have also been chalked out to cater to persons with physical and visual disabilities.

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