Delhi BJP Pradesh president Vijay Goel has strongly criticised Delhi Government for creating atmosphere of uncertainty in the case of 2,235 unrecognised public schools under Right to Education Act, 2009.
The BJP leader said that as a result of closure of 2,235 schools, four and a half lakh children shall be deprived of education. Before implementing any provision, the Government will have to see what alternative arrangement for education of the children has been made by it.
Speaking at the dharna by the Delhi State Public School Management Association on Monday Goel said that the Delhi Government wants to close them because these schools do not have 800 metres plots as provided in the law. “When the school management threatened to initiate movement under the leadership of Goel, then the Government awakened and it is now talking about 200 metres in place of 800 metres. Why the provision for 800 metres was made earlier and why the provision for of 200 metres is being made overnightIJ” he said.
Goel said that the benchmark of recognition of schools should not be the measurement of the plots rather it should be the quality of education. “When Delhi administration and MCD both have failed to ensure quality education system, parents across city were forced to make beeline to expensive public schools. Government should take the onus and initiative to streamline the education system first rather than taking such steps to finish the existing education facilities,” he added.
He further told that if the recognition of any school is cancelled on the basis of size of plots then as a protest a prayer meeting of four and a half lakh children will be held in Ramlila Maidan because we cannot see the children being deprived of education.