Union Minister S. Jaishankar to inaugurate KLE school in Karnataka

Union Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar had served as a probationary officer in Chikkodi for a few months in the early part of his bureaucratic career.

Union Minister for External Affairs S. Jaishankar will inaugurate a new CBSE school in Chikkodi, in Belagavi district of Karnataka, on February 28.

“The KLE English Medium School, which commenced operations in Chikkodi in 2020, is spread over a five-acre campus with a built-up area of 1,05,000 sqft and necessitated an investment of ₹17 crores,” Prabhakar Kore, KLE Society chairman, told reporters in Belagavi on February 26.

“We are inviting Dr. Jaishankar because he had served as a probationary officer in Chikkodi for a few months, several decades ago. He told me about his stint when we were serving as members of the Rajya Sabha,” said Mr Kore.

“The school is equipped with modern classrooms with IT infrastructure, hi-tech computer and science laboratories, library with digital facilities, sports infrastructure, and facilities for training in music and arts. For the benefit of rural students, a well-organised and monitored travel facility in the form of school buses has also been set up. Over 400 students are enrolled from nursery to class 8 who are being handled by 50 staff members,” he said.

Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi, MLC Prakash Hukkeri, MLAs Ganesh Hukkeri and Mahantesh Koujalagi, MP Annasaheb Jolle, and KLE Society president, Praveen B. Kamble, are expected to participate in the inaugural event.

KLE Society was established in 1916 with a single school. It now runs 310 institutions in education, healthcare and research. It has 1,38,000 students, and a staff strength of over 18,000.