Madhu Bangarappa, Minister for School Education and Literacy, sanctioned a government high school for Huchangipura village in Jagaluru taluk, Davangere district, on Friday.

Speaking after inaugurating a new school building, constructed under the local Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and Member of Parliament (MP) Area Development Fund in Huchangipura, he said class 8 could start functioning in June this year. Classes 9 and 10 will be sanctioned based on the enrollment of students, he added.

The state-of-the-art school building has been developed with the efforts of N. Ravikumar, Member of Legislative Council, at a cost of about ₹3.25 crore. Lauding the efforts of the MLC, Mr. Bangarappa said a grant of ₹25 lakh would be released from the Department of School Education and Literacy for the further development of the school.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Ravikumar said, “When my mother was alive, she advised me to build a school and a hospital for Huchangipura, and do good for the village. It is a great joy that my mother’s dream is being fulfilled.”