Purushottama Bilimale | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO There are a total of 3,139 schools in Karnataka that are over a century old as on December, 2025. At least 31 among them, one in each district where prominent people have studied, should be developed as “Heritage Schools”, recommended a report submitted by the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) to the government. Purushottama Bilimale, chairman of KDA, submitted a report on century-old government schools to School Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa on Friday. Published – April 18, 2026 01:38 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Protesters hit streets, seek Ganderbal probe report, youth’s body Rising bitumen cost slows Bengaluru road works, GBA to bear cost difference, BDA to follow