Students from private schools rushed flocked to government primary schools moderate in the suburbs.
Government primary and secondary school across the country have added more than four lakh students in recent years, and migration will occur mainly in semi-urban areas.
Most of them are children of laborers, drivers, electricians, employees of private companies, a daily wager and shop owners who can not pay private school fees for locking.
Semi-urban educational blocks like Mount, Kattankolathur and Villivakkam has registered the increase in revenue over 100% in 2021 2019.
The schools now conduct classes on alternate days.
Safe! You have successfully cast votelogin you to see hasilMedavakkam resident Mohammed Niyas, which supplies stationery to stores, said earnings fell to the closure of schools for locking and she can not afford the cost of their children in private schools.
“I shift them to a government primary school.
Teachers here give personal attention to them,” he said.
Valli, parents of Mannivakkam, said her husband, a truck driver, did not work and they can not pay an annual fee of Rs 64,000 for her two children.
We decided to shift them to a government school and we were pleased with the decision, “he said.
Jancy Rani D, headmistress of the Panchayat Union School (PUP) in Mannivakkam, said the school has added 300 students from private schools this year.
“Many parents cite loss of livelihood as the reason,” he said.
Following government orders, the school has recognized students with Aadhar cards and birth certificates, without insisting on the transfer certificate.
Panchayat Union elementary school in elementary school Medavakkam has become the most populous in the state with 1,900 students.
The reception here has increased from 445 in 2019-20 to 922 in 2021-22, and 99% of them were from private schools in Sholinganallur, Pallavaram, Nanmangalam Medavakkam, Perumbakkam, Sembaldam, Jalladianpet and Kovilambakkam.
Teachers said the British media is one of the main attractions for parents.
Schools also give importance on cleanliness.
“35 teachers contribute Rs500 to employ sanitation workers to keep the toilet clean,” said headmistress G Umamaheswari.
More students means more needs.
While Medavakkam schools needed 15 more teachers and 15 classrooms, which in Mannivakkam, where the power of students rose from 325 to 750, requiring nine additional classrooms and more teachers.
“We have set up chairs and tables for all students through the donor before a pandemic.
Now it will be difficult to provide separate tables and chairs for every student,” said Jancy Rani.
Pups Alapakkam near Maduravoyal has added 500 students, taking the power of students to 768.
The School Education Department officials say the number of schools with more than 300 students has increased from 260 to 1,327 after the pandemic.