Now, government plans unified school education directorate

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Education minister C Raveendranath told the assembly on Thursday that the government was seriously considering combining the director of public instructions, higher secondary directorate and vocational higher secondary directorate and bringing them under one directorate.

A committee headed by SCERT former director M A Khader has been constituted in this regard. The panel is currently holding discussions with the various stakeholders in the sector to get their views on the plan. The commission is studying the feasibility of the planned move and the government's final decision will be based on the report it submits, he said.

The government believes that once all the directorates come under one umbrella, disputes regarding the posts of principals and headmasters in schools will be minimized.

The minister said that the government's mission to strengthen the government education sector is yielding good results. The admissions to the government schools have increased in the present academic year.

It is estimated that there has been an increase of 1.5 lakh in the number of students who sought admissions to government schools this year. The government is striving its best to improve the facilities in government schools and within a year all schools in the state will have an upgraded status.