Residential schools for children of construction workers in 31 districts of Karnataka

The Karnataka government on July 22 approved setting up residential schools for children of construction workers in 31 districts, as proposed by the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board, to offer education from class 6 to 12.

An order issued by the Labour Department stated that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had announced in the 2025-26 budget about setting up residential schools for the children of construction workers in 31 districts of the State to provide them quality education for free. As a prelude, the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board, in its 44th meeting on March 1, had proposed setting up of such schools for the children of beneficiaries of the Board.

What each school will have in terms of facilities

Following the budget announcement, the Board Secretary and the CEO, on April 28, proposed to the government to establish residential schools at a cost of ₹1,125.25 crore.

Each school would have one room each for every class, rooms for laboratory, library, multi-tasking, sports, and an office. They would also have separate hostel buildings for boys and girls, a dining hall, kitchen, residential quarters for teachers, compound wall, along with necessary furniture and other equipment. Each residential school would come up on 83,073 sqft area (close to 2 acres), the Board told the government.

Maintenance by the Board

Approving the proposal, the government order stated that the Board should undertake construction of buildings from its funds. The schools will be maintained by the Board.

Specific sums have been earmarked for furniture (₹3 crore), and for laboratory equipment (₹75 lakh), by the government.

Locations

In Bengaluru cluster, residential schools would come up at

• Begur in Hosakote taluk for Bengaluru Rural district

• Kanakapura in Bengaluru South district

• Anekal in Bengaluru Urban district

• Yelesandra in Bangarpet taluk for Kolar district

• Hulugalagunte in Hiriyur taluk for Chitradurga district

• Siddapura in Pavagada taluk for Tumakuru district

• Narayanaswamy Kote in Bagepalli taluk for Chikkaballapura district

In Mysuru cluster, residential schools would come up at

• Sidlipura in Shivamogga taluk for Shivamogga district

• Turuchighatta in Davanagere taluk for Davanagere district

• Choranahalli in Mysuru taluk for Mysuru district

• Yadiyur in Chamarajanagara taluk of Chamarajanagar district

• Yalagondanahalli in Kadur taluk of Chikkamagaluru district

• Beereshwarapura in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district

• Habbanaghatta in Arsikere taluk of Hassan district

• Anajru in Kapu taluk of Udupi district

• Kuriya in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district

• Channapura in Somawarpet taluk of Kodagu district

In Kalaburagi cluster, residential schools would come up at

• Kapanur in Kalaburagi taluk, Kalaburagi district

• Malachapura in Bhalki taluk of Bidar district

• Kanchanakavi in Shahapur of Yadgir district

• Talabalu in Yalaburga taluk of Koppal district

• Kurugodu in Ballari district

• Shivapura in Kudligi taluk of Vijayanagara district

• Raichur in Raichur district

In Belagavi cluster, residential schools would come up at

• Hanamapura in Kalaghatagi taluk of Dharwad district

• Kittur of Belagavi district

• Sugana in Bilagi taluk of Bagalkot district

• Halagunaki in Indi taluk of Vijayapura district

• Hireanaji in Byadagi taluk of Haveri district

• Rona in Gadag district

• Hebale in Bhatkal taluk of Uttara Kannada district