Education advisor urges Karnataka MLAs to adopt govt schools

Karnataka has about 54,000 government primary schools which are in need of a facelift.

Published: 24th July 2020 06:08 AM  |   Last Updated: 24th July 2020 06:08 AM   |  A+A A-

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By Express News Service

BENGALURU: A letter has been submitted to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to enforce a legislation wherein all 224 MLAs of the state adopt three government schools each in their respective constituencies.

Karnataka has about 54,000 government primary schools which are in need of a facelift. Professor M R Doreswamy, advisor to the state government on education reforms, had written to the CM recently, following which Magadi MLA A Manjunath adopted three schools.

“I kindly request all the remaining MLAs of Karnataka, corporate companies and philanthropists to come forward and adopt a minimum of three government schools each,” said Doreswamy.