AMARAVATHI: Minister Nara Lokesh assured that the recruitment process under Mega DSC 2024 would be completed before the beginning of the next academic year. Speaking during the Assembly session, he stated that efforts are being made to resolve legal complications. Criticizing the previous government, he alleged that no recruitments had taken place in the past five years and expressed anger over their failure to fill even a single post through DSC (District Selection Committee). He added that the previous government issued notifications only before elections and later abandoned them.
Lokesh highlighted that the first decision of the NDA government was to approve the Mega DSC, aimed at filling 16,345 posts. Addressing the Assembly, he noted that the TDP government had conducted DSC recruitments 15 times during its tenure. He assured that the current coalition government is making arrangements for the Mega DSC, including plans to increase the age limit for candidates. Lokesh also alleged that six lakh students had left government schools during the previous administration and emphasized the commitment to resolving teachers’ grievances, which he said is always a priority for their government.
The minister addressed concerns regarding teacher welfare, stating that their government has been holding discussions with teachers’ associations over the past five months. He pledged to replace GO 117 with a viable alternative and reiterated that the goal is to ensure no harassment of teachers. Lokesh clarified that the responsibility of photographing school toilets does not lie with teachers and promised to withdraw illegal cases filed against them during the YSRCP regime. He stressed the government’s sincerity in resolving teachers’ issues and integrating them into the Andhra Pradesh Model Education initiative.
Highlighting educational reforms, Lokesh criticized the previous administration for turning high schools into junior colleges without proper study or planning. He pointed out the growing admissions in government junior colleges and announced an action plan to make them competitive with private junior colleges. Drawing from the experience of colleges managed by former Minister Narayana, Lokesh stated that steps are being taken to improve government junior colleges. Additionally, he announced the organization of Mega Parent-Teacher Meetings in the first week of December and urged MLAs to participate. He acknowledged the low admission rates in government degree colleges, attributing it to inadequate faculty and lack of job opportunities, and assured that measures are being taken to address these issues.
