Illustrated English Dictionaries under JVK for Classes 1 to 5 – Class wise, School wise, Mandal wise, District wise INDENT
The Government of Andhra Pradesh have launched Jagananna Vidya Kanuka on 8th of October, 2020 to supply Student Kits before the start of every academic year consisting of (3) pairs of uniforms Cloth, Text Books, set of Notebooks, a pair of shoes and two pairs of socks, a belt & School bag to all the students studying from Classes I to X in all Government management Schools, on par with their counterparts attending private schools, to enhance the self confidence of the students coming from BPL house holds and thereby reduce dropout rate and improve learning outcomes in Govt schools.
In the G.O. 3rd read above Government have accorded administrative approval to procure & supply Students Kit under “Jagananna Vidya Kanuka” with an budget estimates of 731.30 crores (Central share Rs.230.68 cr + State share Rs.500.62 cr) for the Academic Year 2021-2022 and to launch the scheme on the day of reopening of schools for the Academic Year 2021-22. Government have further ordered therein to procure & supply Dictionary to the students under “Jagananna Vidya Kanuka”.
In the reference 4th read above, Director of School Education and the State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, have informed that, the High Level Committee constituted for procurement and supply of all the components of student kits under “Jagananna Vidya Kanuka” for the Academic Year 2021-22, have scrutinised various Dictionaries available in the market and observed their specifications and decided to supply two types of Dictionaries for classes I to V (Picture Dictionary with simple and age appropriate words to be prepared by the SCERT) and for classes VI to X (Oxford Compact English-English-Telugu Dictionary) in all Government Management Schools. The Oxford University Press India have elaborated the features of the Oxford English-English-Telugu Dictionary are, a) 24,000 head words, idioms, phrasal verbs and derivatives, phrases, b) 13,000 example sentences, c) 2,000 key words which are most important to know in English, d) 1100 antonyms & synonyms, e) 200 illustrations, f) 500 notes on spellings, grammar and pronunciation, g)Sections on prepositions, irregular words and geographical names etc.,.
Further, it is a known fact that the Dictionary helps to master important skills such as proper pronunciation, word meanings, derivatives and usage, navigating and understanding cross references in meanings, grasping confusing and commonly mistaken words and understanding grammar concepts and using them properly. English has become not only a global language, but also in most of the cases, a livelihoods language and understanding the English vocabulary, usage and grammar have become a prerequisite for learners all over the world.
