Nara Lokesh calls for educational reforms

Minister for Education, Nara Lokesh, has stressed the need for reforms in the education system that focus on shaping students into beneficiaries rather than subjects of experimentation. The Minister made these remarks during a meeting with World Bank representatives and senior officials from the Education Department on Thursday.
Minister Lokesh highlighted the state’s ongoing efforts to implement technology-driven plans aimed at improving educational outcomes for both students and teachers. He emphasized the importance of assessing students’ learning capabilities and aligning curricula and teaching methods accordingly through the SALT (Student Assessment and Learning Tools) initiative.
The Minister explained, “We are working to create a system where students’ skills, abilities, and progress are tracked through a special dashboard. This helps us monitor both the department’s advancements and the facilities being provided.” He further stated that the goal is to improve the quality of results in government schools, which, in turn, will increase student enrollments.
The Minister also discussed plans to ensure transparency in teacher transfers, stating that the government aims to introduce an app to make the process free from political interference. “We are working to bring in a transparent app to handle teacher transfers without any political influence,” he said.
Minister Lokesh expressed a desire to share best educational practices from around the world with the state while also showcasing the effective models implemented in Andhra Pradesh to the World Bank. “We aim to present the successful strategies being implemented in our state before the World Bank and share best practices from around the globe with Andhra Pradesh,” he added.
Education Department Secretary Kona Shashidhar, Director of School Education Vijay Ramarao, State Project Director of Samagra Shiksha Srinivas Rao, Director of Intermediate Education Kritika Shukla, and representatives from the World Bank also attended the meeting.