Major changes in public education, parents and children started liking govt schools, says CM

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan greeted the students entering the new academic year. The children who entered the first standard are today's special children, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan after inaugurating the state level Praveshanolsavam at Govt VHSS in Malayinkeezhu Wednesday morning.

The chief minister said the change brought by the general education environment, including in the minds of children, and the joy and alertness is a part of it and it can be seen in the children and this is the specialty of Kerala.

‘Schools earlier faced a lot of problems. There were not enough chairs in schools. However, students now have all the facilities including chairs. Kerala spent crores in the field of public education.

In 2016, around five lakh children left from public education institutions. However, with the change in schools, parents and children started getting interested in government schools. This shows the changes that have come in the field of public education,’ the chief minister said. Ministers Antony Raju, V Sivankutty and G R Anil were present on the occasion.

3.25 lakh children have entered the first class. There are a total of 42 lakh students in the state. There are 15,452 schools in the entire state. Of these, 13,964 are in the government-aided sector.