TPFs vidya bus yatra reaches final leg at Gabbilalpet Government School
The Telangana People’s Front concluded a 12-day bus tour aimed at highlighting systemic issues within the state's education sector. Activists and parents discussed the need for better public school infrastructure and stricter regulation of private institutions.
Why it matters
The campaign underscores the persistent challenges in providing equitable public education and the growing divide between private and government-run schools.
The Telangana People’s Front (TPF) 12-day Vidya Bus Yatra, which toured various districts from September 15 to highlight concerns facing the education sector, reached its final leg on Saturday with the bus reaching Gabbilalpet Government School.
The TPF team interacted with parents of students and held a badi nidra as part of the programme on Saturday night.
The primary school at Gabbilalpet in Jawaharnagar, Medchal-Malkajgiri, operates from rented premises. The school was secured through the sustained struggle of parents over the past four years and is the only government school serving the area’s population of around 50,000.
On Sunday, TPF held a round-table discussion with students, activists and NGOs on the state of school education. Participants called for targeted measures to strengthen public education and regulate the rising costs of private education.
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