Running an English-medium school in a small and remote village that too by Gram Utthan Samiti constituted by women under District Poverty Initiative Project may seem to be queer. But this seemingly impossible work has been accomplished by women of village Belhai under Mauganj development block of Rewa district in Vindhya region of the State.
This English-medium school is being successfully run from last 3 academic sessions. School’s management is also being looked after by Gram Utthan Samiti constituted by women under DPIP. Now, the school is set to start its 4th academic session.
For this achievement and excellent work, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had presented a memento to Samiti’s Chairperson Mamta Patel on the conclusion of cycle Yatra of Dev Talab MlA Girish Gautam last year.
Mamta Patel said that a proposal is under consideration to upgrade this school to middle school by starting studies of class VI from academic session 2013. last year, studies of class V were started in the school. At present, the school is manned by principal, two teachers and one office assistant.
DPIP’s Rewa District Project Manager DP Singh informed that an additional room has been constructed in the school this year. For this, local MlA Girish Gautam sanctioned `1.50 lakh from his discretionary fund and `15 thousand for furniture.
Earlier, the school was being run in community hall of the village constructed during the first phase of DPIP. All formalities have also been completed to secure recognition to the school.
Teaching has been excellent in the school right from the first academic session and results have also been good. For starting English-medium school, committee Chairperson Patel and other members contacted parents in the village and nearby areas.
In the first year itself, 75 children from class 1 to III got admitted in the school. The managing committee also charges tuition fee from parents, which is quite low. The school has its own uniform. Earlier, students of these villages had to go to Panni or Mauganj for English-medium education.