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School education policy note focusses on girls

Narayan Lakshman

CHENNAI: New proposals for school education during 2009-10, announced on Wednesday, include plans to fill a significant number of posts for secondary grade teachers and graduate teachers.

In addition to filling 5,166 vacancies for teachers in elementary education, the policy note presented by Minister for School Education Thangam Thennarasu reaffirmed the State government’s commitment to the universalisation of secondary education and emphasised the support given to Kasthurba Gandhi Balika Vidyala (KGBV), a “special intervention for enrolling out-of-school girls in the age group of 11-14 years.”

Speaking to The Hindu about special provisions in the policy for girls’ education, Mr. Thennarasu said: “As part of the secondary education programme, we are also building residential blocks in 12 educationally backward districts. We have allocated Rs.42.5 lakh for each hostel, which can accommodate 100 students.”

The total plan outlay for this scheme is Rs.18.7 crore and it will benefit girls from Standard VI to Standard XII. The Assembly has passed a total outlay of Rs.862.309 crore to be utilised for elementary education schemes. The School Education Department has proposed a number of elementary education initiatives relating to projects for enrolling out-of-school children through bridge courses, inclusive education for persons with disabilities, in-service training for teachers and community training for the Universal Elementary Education scheme (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Mission).

Further, the Assembly has sanctioned the use of these funds to provide materials to schools.

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