Former Union Minister Chinta Mohan on Tuesday said that the rural education system was bogged down by mushrooming of private institutions and weakening of the government schools and colleges. He said that one-teacher schools, absenteeism among the teachers, lack of nutritious food, uniforms and textbooks had hit the rural education system, coupled with rural poverty. He said that focus should be laid on setting up of more number of skill development centres in the rural areas for the benefit of rural youth. “The anganwadi education system requires premier importance as at this age that the children need the best foundation,” he said. He said that voluntary organisations and donors should come forward in large numbers to support the rural schools in the areas of infrastructure.

Source: The Hindu July 16, 2019 19:30 UTC