Transforming education in TelanganaSharing insights on the topic “Building the future—How Telangana is educating its next generation”, Bhatti spoke extensively on the state’s ambitious Young India Integrated Residential Schools programme. He said that his government is creating residential schools with state-of-the-art facilities to enable children to compete at the global level.“We are creating residential schools with state-of-the-art facilities to enable children to compete at the global level. Education of international standards will be imparted to students in these schools. We are not worried about the budget; we want to invest in the creation of human resources,” said Bhatti.The minister said that this year, 62 residential schools have been sanctioned under the programme. Bhatti also criticised the previous government for neglecting the education sector over the past decade. “After coming to power, we recruited 11,500 teachers and plan to recruit 6,000 more,” he said.The Deputy CM also introduced the Young India Skill University, conceptualised to equip students with employable skills. He pointed out that while Telangana has a large number of engineering colleges, students lacked soft skills, prompting the need for this initiative.“Anand Mahindra has been appointed as the chairman of the skill university, and we are taking industrial support to design the courses,” he added.When asked whether his government leans towards socialism or pro-investment policies, Bhatti asserted the need for a balanced approach. “It has to be a mix of both. Unless you create infrastructure and industry, you cannot generate wealth. Without wealth generation, you cannot fund freebies, social reforms, and other initiatives,” he said.
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