Last year on the verge of closure, now record new admissions in Chandurthi

Chandurthi (Rajanna Sircilla): With just 23 students, the Primary School in Chandurthi village was on the verge of closure in last academic year 2017-18 when the gram panchayat governing body took the initiation to revive it with the help of the village youth.

Today, their efforts proved successful with the Chandurthi Primary School securing admissions of 240 students this year and has to keep a 'No Admissions' board at the gate. Thus, stood as an example for other schools in the State.

When the gram panchayat governing body came to know about the school's situation, they held a meeting with the youth, teachers and villagers. They requested the teachers to provide quality education on par with that of private schools and to introduce English medium in the school.

They formed Vidya Parirakshana Committee.Later, they campaigned for the school by visiting each and every house in various villages in Chandurthi mandal and explained the parents about the need to keep the government schools alive and urged them to get their children admitted in the school.

Influenced by the initiation taken by the gram panchayat governing body and the youth, the parents admitted their wards in the school due to which the school strengthen increased from 23 to 240 students.

Earlier, the school was run by only three staff – Headmaster and two teachers. The officials of Education department responded positively to the request of the headmaster for more teachers and allotted four teachers to the school keeping in view of the increased strength of the school. Also, four Vidya Volunteers were appointed for helping the school functioning.

Expressing happy, the School Headmaster MV Lakshminarayana thanked the gram panchayat governing body and the youth and villagers of various villages in the mandal for their support in reviving the school. The school, which was about to be closed last year due to less strength, is now flourishing with maximum number of students.

The classrooms that were empty last year are now filled with students, the headmaster added. "Due to insufficient classrooms, we have to keep 'No Admission' board at te gate as we cannot accommodate more number of students in the classrooms, which are present in the school," he informed.

Headmaster Lakshminarayana urged the local representatives and officials concerned to provide basic facilities required in view of the increased school strength.