In response to a question from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC Tata Madhusudhan, education minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy stated in the Legislative Council on Wednesday that over 26,000 government schools will get a facelift under the ‘Mana Ooru Mana Badi program’s first phase by June this year.
The minister stated that the state government has implemented the program in 26,065 government schools over three years and with a financial outlay of Rs 7,289.54 crore.
In a briefing on phase I, she stated that 12 different component works were being carried out in 9,123 schools at a cost of Rs 3,497.62 crore.
“Sports and library facilities were also being arranged in 10,000 schools under the program besides classrooms being equipped with four fans and four lights,” said the minister.
Sabitha Reddy further added that “As per the instructions of chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, solar panels were being installed in the schools to cut down the power bills.”
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“1,521 schools have already been installed with solar panels worth Rs 32 crore in addition to the 12 components works under the program,” said Sabitha.
Commenting on the slow pace of work in a few schools, the minister said, “to execute jobs above Rs 30 lakh, tenders were being floated.”
She went on to justify the delays saying, “in many cases, there was no reply from bidders for tenders even after they were called for four to five times. In such cases, the government has decided to entrust the task of executing the works to respective School Management Committees.”
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