<p>Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said the Education Department has been tasked with running the BBMP schools and pre-university colleges.</p>.<p>While the department will deploy teachers to these institutions, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will maintain the buildings and provide infrastructure.</p>.<p>Shivakumar’s announcement came after his meeting with the Education Department. Officials said no decisions have been made about colleges that are run by a separate department.</p>.<p>“We have noticed a decline in the results of students in most BBMP schools. This should not be allowed. Hence, a decision has been made to take the help of the Education Department so that the BBMP schools provide quality education on par with private schools,” the minister said.</p>.Karnataka: 'More than 17,700 govt schools lack playgrounds'.<p><strong>Land for govt schools</strong></p>.<p>The government is also planning to start 2,000 new Karnataka public schools in different parts of the state using corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds.</p>.<p>“We have already identified land for the construction of 500 schools,” Shivakumar said, adding that the government is in the process of holding a meeting with large companies for financial support.</p>.<p>“We hope to provide all facilities in these schools including a library, classrooms, laboratory and toilets. We have started a trial project in Ramanagara district,” he said. “The new schools will not be located in taluk or district headquarters. We will take these schools to villages and panchayat limits." </p>.<p><strong>Schools to be handed over to edu dept</strong></p>.<p>Primary: 16 <br>High schools: 33<br>PU: 19 </p>
<p>Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said the Education Department has been tasked with running the BBMP schools and pre-university colleges.</p>.<p>While the department will deploy teachers to these institutions, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will maintain the buildings and provide infrastructure.</p>.<p>Shivakumar’s announcement came after his meeting with the Education Department. Officials said no decisions have been made about colleges that are run by a separate department.</p>.<p>“We have noticed a decline in the results of students in most BBMP schools. This should not be allowed. Hence, a decision has been made to take the help of the Education Department so that the BBMP schools provide quality education on par with private schools,” the minister said.</p>.Karnataka: 'More than 17,700 govt schools lack playgrounds'.<p><strong>Land for govt schools</strong></p>.<p>The government is also planning to start 2,000 new Karnataka public schools in different parts of the state using corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds.</p>.<p>“We have already identified land for the construction of 500 schools,” Shivakumar said, adding that the government is in the process of holding a meeting with large companies for financial support.</p>.<p>“We hope to provide all facilities in these schools including a library, classrooms, laboratory and toilets. We have started a trial project in Ramanagara district,” he said. “The new schools will not be located in taluk or district headquarters. We will take these schools to villages and panchayat limits." </p>.<p><strong>Schools to be handed over to edu dept</strong></p>.<p>Primary: 16 <br>High schools: 33<br>PU: 19 </p>
