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Haryana govt orders closure of pre-primary schools in Ggm

Gurugram: Citing that there is no provision for nursery, lower kindergarten (LKG) and Upper Kindergarten ( UKG) classes, the Haryana Government has directed the closure of pre-primary schools in the state. The move comes at a time when admissions in nursery schools have begun and if implemented it would lead to the closure of nearly 8,500 private schools, and affect around 4 lakh students.

According to official data, there are about 504 pre-primary registered schools in Gurugram that face the possibility of closure. Besides these registered schools there are a large number of playschools that stands to get effected by the directive. And if all these educational institutes shut down the number of schools that face closure will go up to 1000. It may be noted here that schools run by Haryana Government are from class 1st to 12th.

When contacted by Millennium Post, public officials of the directorate of education department, defending the move, stated that the directive is a mean to curb these institutions from over-charging the parents. They further said that the decision was taken because studying in pre-primary classes negatively affect the growth pattern of children.

Major issues like lack of a regulatory body for the private schools in Gurugram has resulted in hundreds of parents complaining of private schools having a high fee structure and non-transparent admission guidelines.

These issues often force parents of nursery children in Gurugram to consider schools in Delhi, despite the challenge of their kids having to travel a long distance. Higher demand for education has also resulted in the rapid growth of unregistered schools in the state.

There are over 200 unlicensed schools that are functional in the city. As most of these private schools are not registered they too get away by charging exorbitant sums from parents.

For long it has been alleged by education activists and aggrieved parents that the district administration has not penalised these unlicensed schools, some of which are operational since 2007.

Most of these schools have been given a leeway by the government to function as most of the quality private schools in the city are not able to accommodate all the students.

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