Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Lokesh Sets One-Year Deadline to Upgrade Andhra Pradesh Schools
Nara Lokesh wants government schools in Andhra Pradesh to improve.
He asked officials to move every one-star school to two-star status within a year.
Zero-star schools should become one-star schools during this academic year.
The state also plans to help all government schools reach four-star status by 2029.
At least 1,000 schools are meant to become five-star schools.
Officials were asked to pay special attention to schools in agency areas.
The plan includes 175 LEAP schools, one in each Assembly constituency.
Lokesh also wants five lakh students to receive skill training this year.
He asked officials to help unemployed young people find training and job opportunities.
Nara Lokesh directed officials to upgrade all 1,685 one-star government schools to two-star status within a year.
He said zero-star schools should reach one-star status during the current academic year.
Officials were asked to plan for all government schools to reach four-star status by 2029 and develop at least 1,000 five-star schools.
The state plans to develop 175 LEAP schools, one in each Assembly constituency, and improve infrastructure in agency areas.
Lokesh set a target to provide skill training to five lakh students this year and called for registering unemployed youth on the Skill Portal.
- Who
- HRD, IT and Electronics Minister Nara Lokesh and state officials.
- What
- Lokesh directed officials to upgrade government schools and expand student and youth skills training.
- When
- At a review meeting on Monday; the one-star upgrade target is within a year.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, with the review held at Lokesh's residence in Undavalli.
- Why
- To improve school infrastructure and learning outcomes, and to develop skills that can support employment.
- One-star schools
- 1,685 currently; all are targeted for two-star status within a year.
- Zero-star schools
- Targeted for one-star status during the current academic year.
- Four-star target
- All government schools are to be brought to four-star status by 2029.
- Five-star target
- At least 1,000 schools.
- LEAP schools
- 175 planned, one in each Assembly constituency.
- High-school facilities
- Fully equipped computer facilities and Atal Tinkering Labs are planned for all 7,000 high schools.
- Skill-training target
- Five lakh students during the current year.
- Current school counts
- 15,618 two-star, 19,099 three-star and 7,172 four-star schools.