Hyderabad, June 19 (RAHNUMA): Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has affirmed that the State government resolved to transform the youngest state of Telangana into a ‘ Education and Sports Hub’ in the country.
The establishment of Young India Integrated Residential Schools and Young India Sports University were part of the initiatives of introducing revolutionary reforms in education and winning medals in the Olympics in the future, Revanth Reddy said.
Addressing a gathering of students at the launch of the distribution of Young India student kits to 27.50 lakh students and also laid foundation stones for sports complexes in different districts at the LB stadium on Friday, the Chief Minister warned that the ‘AI storm’ was leaving millions of people unemployed.
“The government has launched skill development programmes for the youth to create more blue-collar jobs. A facility to provide German and Japanese language teaching programmes alongside English was also created to get the youth jobs abroad. The ITIs have been transformed into ATCs and also established a Skill University with the aim of bringing out talent from the youth and shaping them into skilled manpower,” he said.
The Chief Minister emphasised that students educated in social welfare institutions should become doctors, IAS and IPS officers, and political leaders. Revanth Reddy called upon the students to join as active partners in the reconstruction of the Telangana state. “Students should grow into a strong force that leads the nation. The future lies within the classrooms and education will only change the destiny of everyone,” he said.
The Chief Minister held the previous BRS government responsible for the deterioration of the education standards in the state and said that it had failed to increase diet and cosmetic charges during their decade-long tenure.
“We have increased the charges immediately upon assuming office. Many government schools were closed down in the last government,” he said.
Taking strong exception to the opposition criticism of the absence of a dedicated Education Minister in the state cabinet, Revanth Reddy said that he had retained the education portfolio to overhaul the entire system aiming to provide quality education to the poorer sections.
He highlighted that the government introduced a pre-primary education system by reviving the government schools and competing with the private institutions. Today, the government schools were displaying ‘ No admission’ boards as the demand for the seats increased many fold, Revanth Reddy said.
The Chief Minister also highlighted the government has allocated 8.5 percent of the budget outlay to education which was a good sign of the strengthening of the education sector. Rs 26,600 crore are being spent on education alone in the 2026-2027 financial year and the government is considering spending on education as an investment for future generations, he said.
