To strengthen government schools, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) has decided to upgrade 800 government schools into Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) across the State.
KPS are model government-run schools that provide education from pre-primary to II PU under one roof, with both English and Kannada medium options.
“Each school will be developed with necessary infrastructure at an estimated cost of ₹4 crore. We are planning to invest around ₹3,000 crore to develop these schools,” said Madhu Bangarappa, Minister for School Education and Literacy, at a press conference here on Wednesday.
“In the first phase, 500 schools will be upgraded in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In addition, 200 schools will be converted into KPS schools through Kalyan Karnataka Regional Development Board (KKRDB) funds. Similarly, a separate Detailed Project Report (DPR) will be prepared by the Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration Corporation (KMERC) through Comprehensive Environmental Plan for Mining Impacted Zones (CEPMIZ) for the upgradation of 100 KPS schools in 10 taluks. Two to three KPSes in each Assembly constituency and four to five in each taluk of Kalyan Karnataka region will be upgraded,” he added.
