UT Khader
A decision to this effect was taken at the first meeting of the cabinet sub-committee on students’ issues and education reforms, headed by health minister UT Khader, held at Vidhana Soudha Thursday. School education minister Madhu Bangarappa suggested that a meeting of experts be convened first to obtain their views, followed by a detailed collection of information on each issue on the sub-committee’s agenda. The sub-committee discussed six broad areas — integrity of examinations and recruitment; cost of education, fees and regulation of coaching centres; infrastructure and quality of public educational institutions; curriculum, skill development and employment linkages; students’ mental health and wellbeing; and access and equality. The meeting was attended by higher education minister Basavaraj Rayareddy, home minister Priyank Kharge, medical education minister Sharan Prakash Patil, chief minister’s economic adviser LK Atheeq, additional chief secretary to school education and literacy department V Rashmi Mahesh, higher education department secretary Tulasi Maddineni and other senior officials.