PATNA: Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar on Monday launched Class IX teaching in one upgraded school in each of the remaining 3,304 panchayats which so far did not have a higher secondary school through videoconferencing. With this, all 8,386 panchayats in the state now have at least one higher secondary school which will impart education up to Class XII to boys as well as girls.
Most of the 3,304 higher secondary schools were opened by upgrading one middle school in each panchayat as part of the CM’s dream project to have at least one higher secondary school in each panchayat.
In 2012, the CM had announced to open at least one higher secondary school in each panchayat in order to educate all children, especially girls, up to Class XII to maintain the state’s fertility rate at a certain level.
The CM on Monday said the idea to open a higher secondary school in each panchayat came to his mind after a national survey revealed that if the woman member among a married couple is 10th pass, the national fertility rate is 2 and if the wife is 12th pass, the national fertility rate is 1.7.
“In Bihar, if the wife is 12th pass, the state fertility rate was 1.6, below the national average of 2. After these findings, we decided to educate all our children, especially girls, at least up to Class XII to maintain the state’s fertility rate at a certain level,” the CM said.
“A sum of Rs 477 crore was spent on upgrading these schools and providing necessary infrastructure to start Class IX teaching,” said R K Mahajan, additional chief secretary of education department.
The CM added, “Besides the necessary infrastructure like additional classrooms, benches and chairs, an inverter and a TV screen have also been provided to each school. These schools will automatically start Class X teaching in the next academic session and Class XI teaching a year later.”
The CM asked the education officials to get necessary funds sanctioned for better infrastructure in these schools.
Speaking on the occasion, deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi said, “Today is a historic day for Bihar as all panchayats in the state now have a higher secondary school.”
Education minister K N P Verma recounted the steps taken by Nitish to improve education sector in the state.
Most of the 3,304 higher secondary schools were opened by upgrading one middle school in each panchayat as part of the CM’s dream project to have at least one higher secondary school in each panchayat.
In 2012, the CM had announced to open at least one higher secondary school in each panchayat in order to educate all children, especially girls, up to Class XII to maintain the state’s fertility rate at a certain level.
The CM on Monday said the idea to open a higher secondary school in each panchayat came to his mind after a national survey revealed that if the woman member among a married couple is 10th pass, the national fertility rate is 2 and if the wife is 12th pass, the national fertility rate is 1.7.
“In Bihar, if the wife is 12th pass, the state fertility rate was 1.6, below the national average of 2. After these findings, we decided to educate all our children, especially girls, at least up to Class XII to maintain the state’s fertility rate at a certain level,” the CM said.
“A sum of Rs 477 crore was spent on upgrading these schools and providing necessary infrastructure to start Class IX teaching,” said R K Mahajan, additional chief secretary of education department.
The CM added, “Besides the necessary infrastructure like additional classrooms, benches and chairs, an inverter and a TV screen have also been provided to each school. These schools will automatically start Class X teaching in the next academic session and Class XI teaching a year later.”
The CM asked the education officials to get necessary funds sanctioned for better infrastructure in these schools.
Speaking on the occasion, deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi said, “Today is a historic day for Bihar as all panchayats in the state now have a higher secondary school.”
Education minister K N P Verma recounted the steps taken by Nitish to improve education sector in the state.
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