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CM Kumaraswamy Says English Would Be Taught In Schools From First Standard To Help Students Get Jobs
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy (Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday (1 November) said that steps are being taken by the state government to implement English education in government schools from the first standard.
"However, I am aware that the decision has attracted criticism from some quarters," he said, he added that English education was not an attack on the sovereignty of Karnataka which he said that his government would not allow, as reported by Deccan Herald.
He also observed that a segment of the youth seeking employment in Janata Darshans lack adequate skills and communication ability, he said that the government was taking the initiative to tackle this problem which included English education.
The government has decided to set up three new skill development institutes despite recently conducting a job mela which involved the participation of 53 companies.
"Our children, especially from rural areas should overcome their inferiority complex and forge through the challenges," he said.
He also stressed that the teaching fraternity has to work harder to achieve overall reformation of the education department, which he claimed would lead to a Nobel prize in literature for a Kannada writer.
In a bid to showcase the glorious traditions of the state he said that folk fairs would be revived in the state and they would act as a "bridge between the folk cultures of rural and urban areas" while also being an excellent platform for folk artists to showcase their talents across the state.
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