The public sector companies should provide infrastructure and other facilities in the Government schools while keeping in mind the priorities of these schools. This suggestion was made by the Chief Secretary (CS) Utpal Kumar Singh while presiding over a meeting organised to provide basic facilities in the Government schools at secretariat on Tuesday.
He said that the companies like ONGC and THDC should infuse more funds for the Government schools of the State as the budget presently being made available is less as compared with the requirement. Singh said that these companies can help on providing infrastructural facilities in the school. He hoped that these public sector companies and others in private sector can help in construction of toilets, providing furniture, drinking water and in making available equipments in the schools.
He suggested that the schools located in the mountainous areas should be provided resources depending upon their need. The CS asked the officers of the department to conduct regular inspection at block, district, division and state level of the facilities provided by the organizations for the schools.
He said that the information sought by these organisations should be provided on priority basis. The CS asked the officials to ensure that the all under construction buildings have the rain water harvesting system.
He stressed that water connections in all the toilets that are being constructed should be done.
The CS asked the secretary education Bhupinder Kaur Olakh to prepare a comprehensive proposal for providing basic facilities in the schools for ONGC and THDC.
The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary Ranvir Singh, Principal Secretary Radha Raturi, Manisha Panwar, Secretary Anand Vardhan, A S Hyanki and the officers of ONGC and THDC.