Government to develop 1,000 schools as KPS with CCSR funds
The Karnataka government plans to upgrade 1,000 schools into Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) over the next two years using CCSR funds. The initiative aims to improve educational quality and infrastructure in rural and urban areas.
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The government has decided to upgrade and develop 1,000 government schools as Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) in the next two years with the help of Community and Corporate Social Responsibility (CCSR) fund.
The schools will be developed in gram panchayats, urban local bodies and Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) areas which do not have KPS schools so far. The government has also allowed the contributors/donor organisations to co-brand their organisation with the name of the schools they establish and support.
The government has released guidelines and announced Karnataka State CCSR Monitoring Committee, School Education CCSR Cell and District/GBA level CCSR cells.
The Karnataka State CCSR Monitoring Committee is headed by the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister will be the vice-chairman. The members will be ministers and senior officers.
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