Kozhikode District Panchayat launches Vidyodaya, its new school education scheme

11 November 2026

The Kozhikode District Panchayat has launched Vidyodaya, an education scheme in its annual plan for 2026-27.
Its aim is to strengthen government schooling and lift the learning standard of high school and higher secondary students.
Vidyodaya carries forward Sajjam, the district panchayat's earlier education scheme, with changes.
The scheme will set up an Effective Parenting Programme for parents and a She Room for girls in schools.
A one-day workshop for high school and higher secondary teachers was held at the launch, with classes taken by the coordinator of the Malappuram District Panchayat's Vijayabheri scheme.
Advocate K Jayanth, MLA, inaugurated the launch and District Panchayat President Milly Mohan presided.
School education in Keralam is a shared responsibility: the State runs the syllabus and the teachers, while local bodies fund schemes of this kind from their own plans.