Children of migrant workers to get admission in govt schools

THE FIRST LOT OF LOTTERY WAS CARRIED OUT ALREADY BY BASIC EDUCATION MINISTER SATISH CHAND DWIVEDI EARLIER THIS MONTH.

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh basic education department has decided to give admission to children of migrant workers in government primary and upper primary schools so they may continue with their studies when school reopens.

According to government estimates, nearly 30 lakh migrants with their families have returned home from various parts of the country during pandemic Covid-19 following the closure of businesses and industries due to the lockdown.

To ensure these children do not miss out on education, basic education director, Sarvendra Vikram Bahadur Singh has issued an order to this effect asking officials to identify such children and enrol them in government primary and upper primary schools depending upon their abilities and learning skills.

The officials of the basic education department were asked to widely publicise the scheme with the help of community people to reach out to the children of migrant workers. Based on their eligibility, they can be enrolled, the order reads.

The state government has been providing free and compulsory education to students up to class 8 under ‘Right to Education’. The first lot of lottery was carried out already by basic education minister Satish Chand Dwivedi earlier this month.

An official of the basic education department said free and compulsory education cannot be denied to any children between the ages of 6 to 14 years. There are nearly 1.6 lakhs government primary and upper primary schools in the state.