Guidelines for schools built on DDA land likely soon

A SOURCE FROM THE DOE SAID GUIDELINES AND SCHEDULE

MAY BE ANNOUNCED ON TUESDAY

NEWDELHI: The Delhi government is likely to announce the schedule and guidelines for nursery admission to around 300 private schools built on Delhi Development Authority (DDA) land in a day or two.

Nursery admission in the private schools started on Monday.

Education minister Manish Sisodia said on Monday that the file on this decision was sent to the lieutenant governor’s office on December 23. “I spoke about this issue to the new LG during the oath taking ceremony. I am hoping that permission will be given for this in a day or two and then we will issue guidelines for the 298 schools,” Sisodia said.

Admission to these schools will be based on neighbourhood criterion — the distance between the school and the child’s house.

AsourcefromtheDirectorateof Education (DOE) said the guidelines and schedule are likely to be announced on Tuesday. “We are hoping to get an assent from the L-G’sofficebytomorrow(Tuesday). Inalllikelihoodwewillannounceit and then admissions will begin from Wednesday,” he said.

DOE officials said theses 298 schools will have to keep a minimumof1kmundertheneighbourhood criterion. “Schools cannot denyadmissiontostudentsstaying within 1 km of the school. If seats remain vacant then they can impose their criteria on the remaining seats,” said an official.

RAVI CHOUDHARY/HT PHOTO A child looks at the notice board put up outside a school in Karol Bagh on Monday. Many parents checked the websites for information and the form but visited schools just to be sure about the process.