After a survey across the state, theeducation departmentidentifiedzilla parishad high schoolsthat can accommodate junior colleges with immediate effect.
With the chief minister keen on launching junior colleges without any delay, the Education department has decided to bring them into operation from the coming academic year.
The decision of the education department to focus only on rural areas by ignoring the urban poor has come under criticism. None of the got an opportunity to open new junior colleges despite the presence of many slums with large populations. The children from economically weaker sections from urban slums have been the worst victims of private educational institutions due to the high free structures.
With educational institutions in urban areas managed by the municipal administration department, the education department has readied the blueprint of new junior colleges by confining itself to rural areas.