Primary and Secondary Education Minister B.C. Nagesh on Wednesday assured funds for the construction of a new building for the Government Pre University College in Nalyapadavu, near Shakti Nagar, on the outskirts of the city.
The Minister was responding to a demand made by Mangaluru City South MLA D. Vedavyas Kamath, during the foundation stone laying ceremony for the construction of the new two-storey building of Government PU College in Hampankatta.
Mr. Kamath said the Government PU College in Nalyapadavu, which is presently functioning in the high school building, was attracting a good number of students. There was a need to build a new building and improve the facilities. “If the Government bears 50% of the construction cost, the remaining amount will be arranged through corporate social responsibility funds,” Mr. Kamath said.
With a new building, the Nalyapadavu PU College will be the fourth Government PU college in the city to have an independent building. Steps are being taken to improve facilities in these four government colleges, which are providing PU education at an affordable cost. The Minister said though the department was facing a shortage of funds for development works, money will be released for the Nalyapadavu PU College.
Earlier, the Minister said the proposed new building of the Government PU College, Hampankatta, will meet the need of the new education policy as it will have Classes IX to XII in the same building.
Apart from meeting the needs of PU College, which has planned to start Science stream, the new building will meet the needs of students of Government Practicing High School, he said.
Later in his interaction with students of Government College of Teachers Education (BEd college), which is located on the same premises, the Minister called upon the upcoming teachers to take up the responsibility to develop social values among students.
To a question, Mr. Nagesh said there are excess teachers in the primary and secondary schools and there will be no vacancy for the next three years. Presently there is one teacher for 23 students in the schools and some schools have one teacher for 12 students, he said.
Published - April 27, 2022 10:01 pm IST
