Andhra Pradesh's Human Resource Development (HRD) and Information Technology (IT) Minister N Lokesh announced the extension of the mid-day meal programme to government Intermediate colleges (Class XI and Class XII also known as Plus Two) in order to reduce dropouts among poor students after they finish their Class X, stated a report by The New Indian Express.

The minister also took to social media platform X to inform about the same.

During a review meeting with School and Intermediate Education officials at his Undavalli residence on Tuesday, December 3, the Andhra Pradesh minister asserted the need to support backward students by providing a question bank and appointing lecturers as caretakers based on Sankalp assessments.

Lokesh directed officials to repair damaged government junior college infrastructure and implement a 100-day plan to improve Class X pass rates.

The meeting also proposed using 18 standards to assign star ratings to government schools, aimed at enhancing educational quality and infrastructure.

Discussions included revising the KG-to-PG (kindergarten to postgraduate) curriculum from the next academic year, with a focus on instilling moral values, according to the report by The New Indian Express.

Lokesh urged officials to seek input from the Advisor of State Government Chaganti Koteswara Rao for developing value-based educational content.