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Nitish Verma, a Class VI student who has joined Government Senior Secondary School, Jharsa, from Shiv Public Senior Secondary School, Sohna, said, “The library here is far better — we have all types of books.”Sachin Khatana, a Class X student of Government Senior Secondary School, Abheypur, said, “I had been studying in New Shaheed Smarak Public School, Abheypur, since kindergarten. GURUGRAM: At least 2,000 students have switched to government schools from private schools in Gurgaon district this session, according to the district elementary education officer. Students who have transferred claimed that government schools were providing almost all facilities available in private schools at much lower costs.Annual fee hike in private schools was cited as one of the key reasons for which students turned to government schools. Jyoti Kumari, who studies in Class VI and has come from Divya Vidya Niketan School, Mohammadpur, said, “My parents put me in a government school because in private schools, the fee is hiked every year.”Besides, she said, government school teachers gave more attention to students. Last year, when I visited my friend in this school, I saw students playing on two big playgrounds.”Sushma Dalal, teacher of the Abheypur government school, said, “As many as 40 students who were studying in private schools have come to our school, this year..