‘Rationalisation not meant for closing down of schools’

Visakhapatnam | Tuesday | 26th September, 2017

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Mr.

Srinivasa Rao told mediapersons that rationalisation does not mean closing down of existing schools and such propaganda was misleading. more-inHRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao said on Monday that the government undertook the rationalisation exercise only to bring the teacher-student ratio to 1:30 in all schools. About 14,000 schools have been identified for rationalisation where the number of students is less than the normal strength,” said Mr.

Srinivasa Rao. The rationalisation exercise aims to bridge this gap. “At present, the teacher-student ratio is 1:18 in some institutions and 1:100 in other schools..