Tamil Nadu to demolish over 10000 dilapidated govt school buildings
Tamil Nadu to demolish over 10000 dilapidated govt school buildings
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CHENNAI: State School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi announced on Wednesday that the Tamil Nadu government will destroy a total of 10,030 old government schools and replace them with new structures. 

The state government has set aside Rs 1,300 crore for this purpose during this fiscal year. The minister added in a statement that the government is planning big changes in the school education sector, including the construction of smart classrooms to familiarise studentswith all aspects of learning.

Under the Perasariyar Anbhazagan School Development programme, 18,000 new classrooms and other school facilities worth Rs 7000 crore will be built in five years at a cost of Rs 7000 crore. Minister Poyyamozhi stated that district collectors and MLAs have been ordered to prioritise the construction of school structures.

The minister said, there is a government regulation requiring two school teachers to be present while children disembark from school buses, and they must check that the children reach their classrooms before allowing the school buses to depart.

He was referring to the death of a Class 2 student who was hit by a schoolbus after being dropped. He stated that the government would discuss the situation with school officials in a meeting of District Education Officers set on April 4th.Furthermore, the government is working to improve students' academic output, and frequent monitoring and follow-up will take place, he added.

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