Schools reopen after summer holidays; ministers distribute books in Salem and Namakkal
Schools reopened after the summer holidays on Monday, and Tourism Minister R. Rajendran distributed books to students in Salem.
All government, aided, and private schools in the Salem district reopened on Monday after the summer holidays. Teachers welcomed students back by distributing flowers and sweets. During a ceremony at the Fort Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Mr. Rajendran presented books and uniforms to 421 students, alongside District Collector R. Brindha Devi.
Speaking to reporters, the Minister stated that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was prioritising the education and health sectors through schemes like the Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme, Pudhumai Penn, Tamil Pudhalvan, Illam Thedi Kalvi, Ennum Ezhuthum, etc. Additionally, model schools and smart classrooms have also been provided. Of the 1,640 government, government-aided and self-financing schools in the district catering to students in Class I to Class V, 67,700 students study in Tamil medium, while 31,906 study in English medium.
Among the 350 schools serving students from Class VI to Class XII, 1.16 lakh students study in Tamil medium, while 61,814 students study in English medium. A total of 6.36 lakh books have been distributed to Tamil-medium students, while 2.33 lakh books have been provided to English-medium students. Additionally, uniforms have begun to be distributed to 59,179 children aged two to five enrolled in 2,697 anganwadis.
In the function, MLA R. Arul, Salem Corporation Mayor A. Ramachandran, Corporation Commissioner Elangovan, Chief Educational Officer (CEO) M. Kabir, and officials from concerned departments participated.
Likewise, in Namakkal district, Adi Dravidar Welfare Minister Mathiventhan distributed books to students at the Government Higher Secondary School at Anna Salai in Rasipuram in the presence of District Collector S. Uma.
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