The Directorate of Education of Delhi government on Monday issued a circular on document verification during admission, saying Delhi schools must prevent the enrolment of "illegal Bangladeshi migrants".

According to the circular, "Schools must ensure strict admission procedures, verification of students' documentation to prevent illegal Bangladeshi migrants' enrollment, implementation of greater scrutiny to detect and prevent unauthorised admissions of illegal Bangladeshi migrants, in particular."

It directed all heads of government, government-aided and unaided recognised private schools to refer cases to the local police and the revenue authority in case of doubts.

The Directorate of Education further instructed school heads to ensure that a careful process was followed to verify and handle all necessary documentation when enrolling migrant children. The District Directorate of Education (districts/zones) were directed to submit weekly reports of all such cases to the school branch headquarters and the Directorate of Education.

Earlier, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi has directed its schools to take steps to identify illegal Bangladeshi migrant students during the admission process, and asked the health department to ensure that no birth certificates are issued to them.  The MCD has also directed all MCD zones to remove encroachments by illegal Bangladeshi migrants. An action taken report has been sought by the MCD deputy commissioner byDecember 31.

The directive comes days after the Delhi L-G Secretariat ordered a crackdown on illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, with the issue becoming the latest flashpoint between the ruling AAP and the BJP ahead of the Assembly elections in Delhi due in February.