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Belagavi: In a unique way to ensure students attend the school punctually, a primary school teacher took students on air trip to Hyderabad at his own cost, reports Vartha Bharathi.
Prakash Deyanna is the model teacher from Government Primary School in Sonatti village in Belagavi district, who spent Rs 2.1 lakh from his savings to take 17 students on an air trip to Hyderabad as a reward for maintaining perfect attendance, fulfilling a promise he had made to encourage regular attendance.
Located 11 kilometres from Belagavi city, the school had been struggling with low attendance rates, with many students often staying home to assist their daily wage-earning families. In an attempt to change this, Deyanna pledged to take the children on an air tour if they attended classes daily. Motivated by this unique offer, 17 students maintained perfect attendance throughout the term.
