KPS schools to transform education in Karnataka: Madhu Bangarappa
Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa announced plans to establish 2,500 Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) to provide quality education from pre-primary to pre-university levels. The initiative aims to offer facilities comparable to private institutions and includes free bus services for students.
Why it matters
This initiative represents a significant state-led effort to bridge the quality gap between public and private education in India.
Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa said on Wednesday that the State is set to transform school education with the establishment of Karnataka Public Schools (KPS), with 1,250 schools planned in the first phase to provide quality education and facilities on a par with private institutions.
He was speaking after inaugurating the Children’s Dasara programme at Kalamandira here as part of Mysuru Dasara-2026.
He said former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had taken a keen interest in establishing 1,000 KPS schools, while Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar had directed officials to work towards setting up another 1,000 schools. With these initiatives, around 2,500 KPS schools were expected to come up across the State, he said.
The KPS schools would provide education from pre-primary to pre-university level on a single campus. The government would also provide free school bus facilities to improve access to education, he added.
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