More Plus One seats to match the high pass percentage: Sivankutty
The Hindu
Opposition walks out of Assembly saying government is ill-prepared
General Education Minister V. Sivankutty told the Assembly on Tuesday that the government would create an additional 28,160 Plus One seats in the Malabar region to ensure that no SSLC student lost the opportunity for higher secondary education. Mr. Sivankutty said the fear that lack of Plus One seats in northern districts would dampen the academic prospects of SSLC passouts was misplaced. However, the Minister’s assurance failed to assuage Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition legislators. They walked out of the House stating the government was patently ill-prepared to handle the unprecedentedly high SSLC pass out percentage (99.47) in 2021.More Related News