Jagan distributes Vidya Kanuka kits as schools reopen

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday distributed Jagananna Vidya Kanuka kits to students for the second consecutive year as schools reopened and dedicated the first phase of Mana Badi Nadu – Nedu works to students.
 “Schools are being reopened after a long break due to Covid, even organisations like ICMR and WHO suggested that schools should be reopened for the future of students,” said Reddy.
He said all the schools will be functional strictly following COVID-19 protocol where the Covid positivity rate is less than 10 per cent.
The CM said that all the teachers have been vaccinated and were instructed to limit only 20 students per classroom.
Under Jagananna Vidya Kanuka scheme, the state government spent Rs 731 crore, doling out education kits to more than 47 lakh students.
 “The kit comprises three pairs of uniform, bilingual textbooks, workbooks, notebooks, stationery and shoes. This year, an Oxford dictionary has been included and students up to class 5 will be receiving a dictionary with pictures,” said an official.