Calling it a flop show of the AAP’s class 'education model, the BJP has accused the Delhi government of exploiting the concept of education revolution to construct school buildings, engaging in corruption during construction, embezzling money, and eventually abandoning these structures. The BJP leaders have also decided to hold a “Pol Khol Camgain” on AAP Government's 'Education Revolution' to Begin on November 28. The protest will be held outside the SOSE school in Dariyapur Kala village.
Addressing a press conference, Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly, Vijendra Gupta said the Aam Aadmi Party has found a new way to make money—construction. The party drafts massive plans under its education policy, allocates billions of rupees in the budget, constructs multi-story school buildings, embezzles funds, and quietly withdraws from projects.
Gupta highlighted that the order to shut down 29 Bal Pratibha Vikas Schools is regrettable. Classes from 6th to 10th grade in these schools have already been discontinued. Grade 11 will be discontinued in the 2024-25 academic year, and Grade 12 in 2025. Gupta mentioned that the Delhi government spent Rs 45 crore constructing a SOSE school building in Dariyapur Kala village, yet no students have enrolled, and no staff has been appointed in 1.5 years. The school now remains closed, with its premises abandoned.He further added that in Shahbad Dairy's A-Block, a school building was constructed in 2020 at a cost of Rs 50 crore for 6,000 students over two shifts. It was inaugurated by then Deputy CM Manish Sisodia in January 2020. However, the building was vacated due to waterlogging caused by poor construction quality.
Similarly, in Pitampura's Kohat Enclave, Rs 50 crore was spent constructing a building for the 'Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar School of Special Excellence,' intended for 2,000 students. Despite its heavy promotion, the school currently has only 200 students enrolled.
He claimed this has resulted in a colossal waste of taxpayer money. Citing the academic results of government schools, Gupta revealed that in 2022-23, 272,448 students were admitted to Class 9, of which 88,409 failed. In 2023-24, out of 277,280 students, 101,331 failed. Similarly, in Class 11, 54,755 out of 214,744 students failed in 2022-23, and 51,914 out of 218,843 failed in 2023-24.
Gupta questioned the education policy under which nearly 300,000 students have failed over two years, despite the Delhi Government boasting about its schools outperforming private ones. He pointed out that the Delhi Government runs 1,034 schools, with an annual budget of Rs 16,575 crore, serving 1.649 million students. This equates to Rs 63,000 per student annually. However, the schools suffer from a severe shortage of teachers, with 1,094 out of 1,670 sanctioned Vice Principal posts lying vacant.
