Free electricity for government schools

Officials collecting details of electricity bills

Reduced financial burden on schools

Bhuvanagiri: The government has recently decided to provide free electricity to government schools. Although the government grants annual funds for the maintenance of schools, paying the electricity bills has become a burden for the principals as they are not enough. In this order, electricity bills are pending in many schools in the district. With the decision of free electricity for government schools taken by the government, the financial burden on the schools will be removed.


As electricity consumption is increasing..

Schools have been given electricity connection under Category-7A. Bore well water is used for plants and other purposes in government schools. Fans are used in computer labs, classrooms, teachers' rooms and projectors for digital classes. An interactive platform has been handed over to selected schools under Mana Uru – Mana Badi. Electricity bills are increasing with the consumption of all these. Depending on the level of schools around Rs. 2 thousand to Rs. 7 thousand are coming. With this, the government has recently decided to supply electricity to government schools free of cost, and this burden will be removed from now on. It has already instructed the teachers of the schools to collect the details of pending bills before February and electricity bills received in February. This process is currently ongoing.


The decision taken by the government is gratifying

Payment of electricity bills becomes a burden when the funds provided by the government are not sufficient. We welcome the government's decision to provide free electricity to government schools. Besides providing free electricity, it has also announced that servicemen will be arranged. They should also be appointed immediately.


Due to insufficient funds..

There are 712 schools across the district. These include Zilla Parishad, Government High Schools 163, Primary Schools 68 and Primary Schools 481. Besides these there are KGBV and model schools. The government is paying Rs.10 thousand to Rs.75 thousand annually for the maintenance of the school. Rs. There are fewer schools that give more than Rs.50,000 while there are more schools that give less than Rs.25,000. As these funds are paid in two instalments, the principals are facing difficulties. The funds received have to be spent on various needs throughout the year, not just electricity.