The state cabinet decided to start 9,200 fully-equipped, high quality schools in the state. Briefing the media after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Home minister Narottam Mishra said, The cabinet has taken a decision that could prove to be a milestone in the field of Education. It gave nod to start a fully-equipped school of excellence in a radius of 15 kms from every habitation.
Mishra said that the government wants to improve the quality of education in the state and hence these schools upto Class XII, will be started in the next three years. He said that in the first phase 350 schools will be started at district headquarters and block development headquarters. The school education department will start 254 such schools in the first phase while the department of SC/ST welfare will start the remaining 96 schools, the home minister said. The rest 8,850 schools will be started in the coming years.
These schools will have smart classrooms, laboratories and libraries. Students will get education in art, singing, Sports and each school will have transport service. School buses will pick up students within the 15 km radius. The cabinet also approved Rs 6,952 crore for setting-up of these schools.
The government has decided to lift the on transfers of state employees from July 1. Narottam Mishra said that transfers will be allowed on administrative and humanitarian grounds. In another decision, cabinet approved extending six posts of inspector general of Police for two years. The cabinet also agreed to have 33 new posts of assistant prosecutors in the special courts under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989.