Delhi's State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) on Tuesday held a joint orientation programme on Mission Buniyaad for government schools in the national Capital. The programme was attended by 2700 head of schools (HoS) under Directorate of Education (DoE) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

The orientation was led by MCD Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti and Secretary (Education) Ashok Kumar. Officials said that the main aim of the orientation was to discuss the achievements and learnings from the previous phase of Mission Buniyaad, held between April and June, and draw a roadmap to further strengthen the foundational learning skills of students studying in DoE and MCD schools through this program.

Bharti said that around 26 lakh children studying in DoE and MCD schools are the future of Delhi. "With the introduction of Mission Buniyaad in all government schools we have seen 20-30 per cent improvement in the learning level of children, which is just the first milestone," said Bharti.  He said that as a good school leader, HoS should engage and motivate teachers to help every child learn better. Support of all teachers is required to achieve 100 per cent results in attaining the goals of Mission Buniyaad."

Further, Secretary Education, Kumar said that Mission Buniyaad was a success in its current phase due to collective efforts of teachers and HoS from both DoE and MCD schools. "We should not rest till we bring every child back to the mainstream. Our focus should be to build the foundation rather than completing the syllabus. HoS and teachers should own the project and do their best," said Kumar.

Discussing the report on Mission Buniyaad, the Director Education, Himanshu Gupta said that DoE and MCD's education department have worked hard to bring many children upto grade appropriate level to an extent. "Now DoE is also focusing on strengthening primary education significantly because 85 per cent of brain development in children happens till age six," he said.

Director Education (MCD), Vikas Tripathi said that at MCD schools, the learning trajectory of every child is tracked to help them individually, as per their learning requirements.