Hyderabad: The Telangana government plans to unveil a new education policy soon, as announced by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on January 8. The policy includes free transport for pre-primary children in villages, with a focus on prioritizing girl students during the first admissions phase at Young India Integrated Residential Schools.
The Chief Minister also urged officials to update the curriculum for grades 1 to 10 to better prepare students for the future.
On Thursday, the Telangana CM met with Himachal Pradesh Education Minister Rohit Kumar to discuss educational reforms and the establishment of Young India Integrated Residential Schools. Revanth Reddy shared that a committee of education experts is drafting the unique ‘Telangana Education Policy’, inspired by the National Education Policy (NEP).
The CM detailed plans for residential schools on 25-acre plots costing ₹200 crore each, accommodating students from all communities—SC, ST, BC, and minority groups. The government aims to enhance pre-primary education and strengthen public schools to compete with private institutions, as well as improve transport for rural pre-primary students.
Telangana will also introduce breakfast and lunch programs in all schools next academic year. The CM directed officials to complete 23 new schools in Greater Hyderabad by then, ensuring each school occupies at least 1.5 acres. Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao was tasked to meet with district collectors about securing land for centralized kitchens, either through allocation or 99-year leases.
Revanth Reddy emphasized allocating more schools for girls in the initial phase of the Young India Integrated Residential Schools project, with a three-year deadline to build schools for both boys and girls in every constituency. Boys’ schools will be prioritized in areas already housing girls’ schools.
The CM also reviewed successful NGO-run breakfast and lunch services in the Kodangal constituency and considered expanding the initiative statewide. Akshaya Patra representatives expressed readiness to implement this if given adequate space and support. The CM quickly instructed officials to plan for timely meal delivery by establishing one centralized kitchen for every two constituencies.
