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South Corporation is playing with education, alleges councillor

CHANCHAL SINGH chanchal.singh@thestatesman.net New Delhi, 6 August In a heated debate over primary education in municipal schools, an NCP councillor…

CHANCHAL SINGH
chanchal.singh@thestatesman.net
New Delhi, 6 August
In a heated debate over primary education in municipal schools, an NCP councillor expressed his dismay with the policy makers and alleged that the Corporation is playing with the promising pillar of the country.
Today, the house meeting of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) witnessed bedlam, when councillor Jeevan Lal expressed his discontent over the policy of education in the Municipal schools. He alleged that the preparations for the same are on for a year now, but are in paper only. No substantial reform or change has taken place.
"The policy for the development of the Corporation schools is virtually hanging in fire. Politicians have been promising quality education solely for getting political mileage for the upcoming assembly elections," said Mr Lal. 
He put forth several examples which had been committed last year by the BJP-ruled Corporation such as CCTV surveillance cameras, security guards, benches and water purifiers, but are yet to see light. Mr Lal also said that in many schools children are doing the cleaning.  He also said that the corporation is listing those  parent-teacher association (PTA) members who are already dead, in the mid-day meal testing committee.  
"The civic body is including the names of those PTA members who are either absent or are not alive," said a Congress councillor and the central zone chairman, Mr Virendra Ksana. He also said that more than 15 schools are being run in porta cabins.  A BJP lady councillor warned that a school building in Nawada in South West Delhi is in a dilapidated condition, and this may lead to some untoward incident. 

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