Govt Schools Lose Nearly 5 Lakh Students in Three Years | Bengaluru News – Times of India

Bengaluru: Student Enrollment in Govt Schools across the state has steadily declined in the post -coid years, data tabled in the legislative council shows. Statistics from the department of school education and literature monday revised Referring to the data, ml anil Kumar of congress said student enrollment Had Fallen by 4.7 Lakh. “While Student Enrollment during 2022-23 was at 45.4 Lakh, It Reduced to 42.9 Lakh. The same numbers during 2024-25 plummed to 40.7 lakh,” Kumar said. School Education and Literacy Minister Madhu Bangarappa Told The House The Govt was Aware of the Problem and was Taking Steps to Reverse the trend. “One of the major issues that affects enrollment is the absence of pre-primary sections in Govt Schools,” Bangarappa said. “We have now started about 5,000 lkg-ukg classes besides introducing bilingual education. Bangarappa said karnataka public schools-which provide continuous schooling from kindergarten to pre-university-Were intended to boost enrollments. “The govt has been setting up these schools in rural area on Priority,” He said. Official data Tabled during the discussion reviewed several proposals to close state-R high schools. However, bangarappa insisted that the govt will not shut any school due to poor enrollment. “We have received proposals to shut schools with very low student strength. Schools in the future eater, “He said. However, Contradicting the minister’s remarks, a high school at hulikal, tumakuru district, was shut down in 2023-24 due to indequate students. Bangarappa also said the govt will complete recruitment of teachers in Kalyana Karnataka Region Within Four Months of Publication of Internal Reservation Quota. Replying to a calling attention by BJP’s ct ravi in the legislative council, bangarappa said there in other parts of the state. The govt had autorized filling of 4,882 posts, but the process was suspended due to pending internal reservation issues.