Bangalore:

Now on, the government schools will start providing kindergarten classes as well. As many as 31 government schools in Bangalore Rural will get LKG and UKG classes from this academic year.

The initiative is part of a pilot project headed by the department of public instruction and department of women and child welfare. The classes will be held either in the anganwadi centres if they are attached to the schools or free classrooms in the government schools. The project was taken up after the realization that many parents are attracted to private schools as they offer kindergarten.

This was attributed as one of the reasons why the enrollment dropped in the government run schools. The 31 government higher primary schools will also begin class 8 as part of the continuous comprehensive evaluation system. The system considers class 6 to 8 as higher primary and class 9 and 10 as high school.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Home> City> Bangalore / by Sruthy Susan Ullas / TNN / July 09th, 2012