Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh State Government will introduce CBSE syllabus jagain all Government schools in academic year 2021 – 22. AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy discussed this issue in the cabinet meeting along with other issues.

The AP cabinet gave its nod to the School Education department to exchange a MoU with the CBSE for affiliating Government schools in the State. As many as 44,639 schools will be having CBSE curriculum from class 7, by the academic year 2024-25.
Chief Minister YS Jagan in the cabinet meeting gave nod to the School Education department to borrow Rs 1,860 crore from the World Bank at 2.5 % interest rate in order to revamp the infrastructure in government schools under the Nadu-Nedu scheme and improve the skills of teachers.

After the Cabinet meeting, I & PR Minister Perni Nani disclosed the cabinet decisions to the media, said that enrollment of students in Government schools was increased by 6.12 lakh in 2020-21 compared to 2018-19. In order to improve quality education in aided institutions, the State Cabinet gave two options for the managements and hand over their institutes to the Government without changing the name or turn them into complete private organisations by surrendering the staff for whom the Government will pay the salaries.

The first batch of Class X students will be passing out. The State, with a long-term objective of making children prepared for the challenges and career opportunities of the 21st Century, has observed the need for bringing in radical reforms in the present assessment system to make the children studying in the Government schools compete at the national and international examinations.

The Cabinet took a decision for amending the AP Private University Act 2016 to fill 35 per cent of the seats in universities established under the Act under convener quota, to benefit the meritorious students from poor and middle class families. The government will extend fee reimbursement and scholarships to the students under the convener quota.

The government has decided to develop an engineering college under Yogi Vemana University in Proddatur at a cost of Rs 66 crore and a degree college in Vempalli at a cost of Rs 20 crore. The Cabinet approved extension of reservations to BCs (A, B, C, D and E) for another five years in educational institutions. The BCs will get five years of maximum age relaxation in recruitment of jobs and all the benefits they are getting now will be applied till May 31, 2031.