•Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy expressed concern over declining education quality, citing a study where many 6th graders struggle with 3rd-grade books.
•Only 6.7% of Class 6 students can read their own class books, while 93% can only read Class 3 books, according to a survey.
•The state government spends Rs 1.08 lakh per student and allocates 8.3% of its budget to education.
•Nursery, LKG, and UKG classes will be introduced in government schools from the next academic year to attract students earlier.
•The government is establishing Young India Integrated Residential Schools and Young India Skills University to focus on education and skills development.
