The NDA government led by Telugu Desam in Andhra Pradesh revises the reforms of the education sector established by its predecessor and makes changes where it is considered necessary. The Minister of Human Resources Development, Loket, said that politicians bringing positive results will be preserved, while those that have failed to achieve tangible results will be returned. The Minister is critical and demanding and occupies the goal and balanced view of the educational environment and acknowledges that the well -being and future of students must remain the core of the new initiatives.
Officials at the Ministry of Education evaluate what worked, what to be improved, and how best to move forward without causing inconvenience to the parties. The task is to satisfy the needs of 58 535 schools, 68,15 925 students and 3,13 112 teachers throughout the state. Of which 44 285 are government schools with 33,37 762 students and 1,84 898 teachers; 789 are supported schools with 87 612 students and 3 259 teachers; 13 461 private schools with 33,90 551 students and 1,24 955 teachers.
According to Mr. Loksha, the TDP government inherited the education system in a state of paralysis, lacked basic frameworks and operational efficiency – accusation of the refuted side of the YSR congress, which accused him of “weakening the educational sector in the state”.
The data show that the state has 12 512 schools for one teacher, 5 312 government schools with a single -digit enrollment and 14,052 state schools with 20 or less students. The total enrollment in government schools fell by 10,49,596 students between 2022 and 2024.
With decreasing learning results, the government faces an impressive challenge to reverse the trend to secure children’s futures. A recent survey indicated that 84.3 % of class III students could not read the text of class II level, 62.5 % of class students fought with basic reading, 47 % of class students VIII. Students could not read Class II text, 59.1 % of class III students could not carry out basic students of class III and Class III students could not solve the basic division.
Mr. Loksh, who quoted the depressed survey outcome, overturned the initiatives of his predecessor, such as the transition of government schools to the Central Council of Secondary Education (CBSE) in 2022-23 without sufficient preparation, TEFL performance in state schools at 584 Crore and moving to international Bakalauret) in government schools in government schools. Sum Rs. 4.86 Crore was paid only for the interim report for the proposed implementation of IB.
One of the most controversial decisions of the previous YSRCP government was GO 117, which reorganized schools and reworked pedagogical staff. The order divided schools into six categories and ordered a fusion and de-meterger classes. School fragmentation has led to the number of schools that have less than 10 students rising from 1,215 in 2021-22 to 5 312 in 2024-25, and schools with less than 20 students increased from 5,520 to 14,052 during the same period.
To reduce the bad effects of the GO 117, the government NDA introduced Go 21, which revises the restructuring model by creating nine categories of schools. However, this faced difficulties, and teachers’ trade unions raised serious concerns about his “negative impact on the public education system”. GO 21 is part of the transformation path called Learning Excellency in Andhra Pradesh, which aims to improve the approach, learning and skills prepared for the future.
Recently, the “Mega” DSC (District Selection Commission), which was carried out for recruitment of 16,347 teachers in government schools after seven years, has increased the government image. Other steps are the introduction of academic star assessment, which will assess both students and teachers’ performance, targeted efforts to strengthen enrollment in rural and tribal areas, and consolidate multiple applications for teachers in a single platform.
In secondary advanced education since the current academic year, review of the curriculum and textbooks for first -year students and in accordance with the curriculum with national competitive standards have been carried out. Revisions would be introduced for second-year students from the academic year 2026-27.
The range of changes is very huge and resistance to changes is natural in large systems, especially if previous reforms are still being spent. The government should remain attentive at the implementation gaps that often appear. Due diligence is the key to ensuring that the quality of learning improves without sacrificing stability.
Published – August 20, 2025 01:14 IS
