Some pvt schools ‘unhappy’ over govt order on Modi’s Teachers’ Day address

Prime Minister NarendraModi’s initiative to reach out to every student through TV, radio and the internet on Teachers’ Day has failed to enthuse private schools of Delhi which feel that ‘forcing’ them to make arrangements for it will dampen the celebration of the occasion. 

The directorate of education (DoE) of Delhi government has issued a notification directing all private as well as government schools to organize a broadcast of the Prime Minister’s address and a question and answer session with schoolchildren through television or through internet from 3pm to 4.45pm on September 5.

The directive clearly states that, ‘Any laxity in the arrangements shall be viewed seriously.’

The DoE notification came following an order by ministry of human resources development that all the schools throughout the country will have to make arrangements so that students can watch the Prime Minister’s live address on TV. 

The government directive asked all head of schools to make available the requisite number of televisions, set-top box connections, projectors, screens, amplifiers and generator sets or inverters on hiring basis, if these are not available in the schools.