Imparting quality education to children of poor families was one of the top priorities of the State government, Minister for Energy and Scheduled Castes Development G. Jagadish Reddy said.
The Government was increasing the number of residential schools and colleges for SC, ST, BC and Minorities as a part of its commitment, the Minister said speaking at the valedictory of ‘Swaero Fusion 2017’ here on Tuesday. ‘Swaero Fusion 2017’ was a summer camp conducted at 78 centres in the State for about 30,000 students from social welfare and tribal welfare residential schools.
The government was of the belief that subsidies and schemes were something temporary and education alone was a permanent measure to uplift communities.
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Quality education
All under-privileged sections have the right seek quality education and the government was providing it through residential schools, the Minister said.
Students who have taken part in the Samurai Summer were engaged in various academic and extra-curricular activities.
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The initiative was undertaken by the government through TSWREIS and TTWREIS with an objective to train children from backward communities in various skills.
Summer camp
“We had a civil services preparation camp and also engaged students in debates. We want to expand our reach and ensure that the children passing out from our schools are game for various challenges of life,” Secretary of TSWREIS and TTWREIS R.S. Praveen Kumar said.
The students exhibited their talent at the cultural programme organised on the occasion.
“I have found an expression and the camp has helped me learn new things, which I only dreamt of before,” said Rachana, a tenth standard student, who attended the camp.