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This story is from July 12, 2021

Karnataka: Ballari-based chartered accountant offers Rs 1,000 incentive to get parents to admit children to govt schools

n the past few years, there has been a worrisome erosion in the students’ strength at government schools across Karnataka, with most parents opting for private institutions.
Karnataka: Ballari-based chartered accountant offers Rs 1,000 incentive to get parents to admit children to govt schools
Siddarameshwar Gouda said that he was inspired to do his bit to help the school after he saw its teachers calling on parents at their homes and trying to convince them to admit their children to the state-run institution.
BALLARI: In the past few years, there has been a worrisome erosion in the students’ strength at government schools across Karnataka, with most parents opting for private institutions.
While many teachers and principals of state-run schools have been going the extra mile to attract students to their respective institutions, some concerned citizens have been supplementing their efforts with out-of-the-box solutions to shore up the strength at these institutions.

Teacher of the government higher primary school in Shastri Nagar in Ballar
Teacher of the government higher primary school in Shastri Nagar in Ballari hands over a cheque for Rs 1,000, donated by Siddarameshwar Gouda, who has come up with an initiative to reward those admitting their children to state-run educational institutions.
Siddarameshwar Goda, a Ballari-based chartered accountant, is one such citizen: He has offered to deposit Rs 1,000 in a bank account in the name of the student who enrols for class I at the government higher primary school in Shastri Nagar.
Siddarameshwara said that he was inspired to do his bit to help the school after he saw its teachers calling on parents at their homes and trying to convince them to admit their children to the state-run institution.
“After interacting with the teachers, I came up with the idea of depositing Rs 1,000 in the students’ accounts. I will deposit the sum in the account till the student turns 18, at which time he or she can withdraw the amount to continue their education,” Siddarameshwara told The Times of India.

An alumnus of a rural government school himself, Siddarameshwara is eager to save state-run institutions.
“For now, I will deposit money in the accounts of students enrolling at the school in Shastri Nagar. If the response is encouraging, I am planning on roping in some of my friends and extending the same benefit to students enrolling at other state-run schools. In fact, after I announced my offer, parents of five or six children expressed their eagerness to have their children admitted to the government school,” he said.
Assistant teacher at the Shastri Nagar school T Rajashekhar said, “Despite our best efforts, only 12 to 14 students enrol in class I at our school every year. Parents are reluctant to send their children to a government school, but we need to register at least 30 to 35 fresh admissions each academic year. Following Siddarameshwara’s announcement, some parents have come forward to enrol their children at our school. We are hoping more such people volunteer to admit their kids in our school.”
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