‘We will soon launch a helpline number dedicated to the nursery admission related issues and I will supervise that and take necessary action accordingly,’ said Delhi’s education, PWD and urban development minister Manish Sisodia on Monday. The helpline is expected to start working before 15 January, he said.
On the issue of opening 500 new schools, which AAP had promised in its manifesto, Sisodia said he held a meeting with the education, finance, fire, MCD, PWD and other concerned departments to discuss the subject.
‘195 locations had already been identified during the last government’s tenure but they are either stuck with DDA or MCD for various reasons. So, we have asked the concerned departments to give necessary clearances in a time-bound manner,’ he said.
Sisodia said government is working on a roadmap to regularize the 1639 colonies.
‘Out of the 1639, 895 colonies are regularised only on papers as residents of the area are yet to get the property title rights. The remaining are yet to be given clearance in principle,’ Sisodia said.
‘Actually, there are 1639 applications and many of these applications (around 40) are just fake which means some colonies don’t even exist and then there are duplicate applications. So, the total numbers of the colonies are less than 1639 figure,’ he said, adding his department is assessing the credibility of the applications and will provide them with basic amenities.
Meanwhile, the Directorate of Education ordered schools, which were allotted land by the Delhi government, to give free admission and compulsory elementary education to children belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Disadvantaged Groups, for nursery admissions.
Directorate of Education issued the orders on Monday, regarding nursery admissions, asking all government-aided schools to admit at least twenty-five percent of seats to children belonging to weaker section and disadvantaged groups in neighborhood, and provide free education till its completion.
Order also says, that the students belong from the EWS and Disadvantaged category shall be given free books, uniforms and writing material etc, following the Right to Education rules, and such a student is not required to pay any kind of fees for these requirements.
On the issue of opening 500 new schools, which AAP had promised in its manifesto, Sisodia said he held a meeting with the education, finance, fire, MCD, PWD and other concerned departments to discuss the subject.
‘195 locations had already been identified during the last government’s tenure but they are either stuck with DDA or MCD for various reasons. So, we have asked the concerned departments to give necessary clearances in a time-bound manner,’ he said.
Sisodia said government is working on a roadmap to regularize the 1639 colonies.
‘Out of the 1639, 895 colonies are regularised only on papers as residents of the area are yet to get the property title rights. The remaining are yet to be given clearance in principle,’ Sisodia said.
‘Actually, there are 1639 applications and many of these applications (around 40) are just fake which means some colonies don’t even exist and then there are duplicate applications. So, the total numbers of the colonies are less than 1639 figure,’ he said, adding his department is assessing the credibility of the applications and will provide them with basic amenities.
Meanwhile, the Directorate of Education ordered schools, which were allotted land by the Delhi government, to give free admission and compulsory elementary education to children belonging to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Disadvantaged Groups, for nursery admissions.
Directorate of Education issued the orders on Monday, regarding nursery admissions, asking all government-aided schools to admit at least twenty-five percent of seats to children belonging to weaker section and disadvantaged groups in neighborhood, and provide free education till its completion.
Order also says, that the students belong from the EWS and Disadvantaged category shall be given free books, uniforms and writing material etc, following the Right to Education rules, and such a student is not required to pay any kind of fees for these requirements.