GOVT HOLDS MEGA PARENT- TEACHER MEET

The Delhi government on Saturday organised a mega Parent Teacher Meet ( PTM) in its schools on Saturday to spread awareness about its ambitious Mission Buniyad project. deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, visited several schools on the occasion to take a feedback from the parents.

Officials said that the parents thronged the schools in large numbers along with their wards to attend the PTMs. "Students were happy about the launch of the Mission Buniyad. The students as well as the parents have promised to the school management committees of the that they will support this programme wholeheartedly," they said.

On the occasion, Mr Sisodia along with other officials of the education department and legislators of the different constituencies interacted with the parents and the students. As per the directive issued by the department of education ( DoE), the PTM was organised from 8 am to 1 pm in the morning shift schools and 2 pm to 7 pm in the evning shift schools. The DoE had asked the head of the department sof the different schools to notify the parents and children studying in classes 3 to 9, in advance. The principals were asked to give 5 to 10 minutes to the parents to discuss the progress of their wards.

Officials said that in order to make the scheme a success, it is pertinent to involve the parents of the children and hence an awareness initiative was organised through the PTM. The parents were given a booklet, through which they can help their wards in reading and maths. Along with that, they were given a sevenweek programme which includes the guidelines to help their wards at home.

The AAP government had launched Mission Buniyad from April this year to improve the learning levels of students attending primary classes in the state government and municipal schools.