Minister: Residential school for cancer-affected children in Bengaluru from current academic year
Speaking to reporters in Shivamogga on Saturday, Mr. Madhu Bangarappa said that the school would be set up to provide education and treatment for the cancer-affected children.
The government had consulted a non-governmental organisation to submit an action plan, he said, adding that initially around 1,500 children could be accommodated. 'There were around 3,500 children with cancer in the State, and it could be cured with proper care and medication,' the Minister said.
To improve the quality of teachers, the Minister said the government had contacted the Infosys Foundation to conduct training for 50,000 teachers, he said.
Regarding the SSLC supplementary examination results, the Minister said that children of government schools performed better compared to those in private and aided schools. The idea of supplementary examinations had helped in stopping students from giving up studies. The government had given them the opportunity to take exams without paying a fee, he added.
District Congress Committee president R. Prasanna Kumar and district guarantee schemes implementation authority president Chandra Bhoopal and others were present.
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