Karnataka plans to establish 900 new Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) across the State to provide rural students education on par with private schools, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Madhu Bangarappa said. He said 600 schools will be built by the School Education Department and 300 will be set up through the Backward Classes Welfare Department, Minority Welfare Department, and CSR funds. He said 300 of the new schools will come up in the Kalyana Karnataka region, including 200 supported by the Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board. He said infrastructure at the 309 existing KPS schools will be strengthened and 11,000 teachers will be recruited, with appointments expected by May–June.