South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Sunday organised first ever agenda based mega “parents teachers meeting” (PTM) in its 581primary schools across its jurisdiction.
The doctors and other staff of the “School Health Scheme” visited around 20-20 schools in each zone to provide useful information on hygiene and health care, distributed swachhta kit, pamphlets on prevention and control of vector borne diseases, a senior SDMC official said.
The official also said that the meetings started with the presentation of the welcome cards by the principals to the parents in the presence of their ward. “The principals informed the parents about the facilities like uniform subsidies, stationary, text books, note books etc being provided by SDMC besides informing welfare schemes for SC, ST, minorities and OBC girls students, Sukanya Yojana, behavioural adjustments, personal hygiene, mid- day meals and fitness and mental development of the students,” he said.
Dr. Nandini Sharma, education committee chairperson said that the outcome of this PTM will go a long way in bringing a positive change in further improving the skill of teaching and reputation of our schools where around three lakh students are being imparted useful education.
She added that SDMC is committed to provide an atmosphere conducive to learning in order to make our schools better than public schools. “Earlier when separate PTMs were organised in schools on different days and timings only 40 per cent participation of the parents were witnessed. The participation of around 75 per cent this time and it is very encouraging sign which signifies the intention of parents to see their wards becoming an agent of knowledge based revolution,” she said.
The official further said that the principals exhorted the parents to suggest ways and means to make their wards intelligent, hardworking and responsible contributor in helping other weak students in the class. The teachers underlined the need of regularity in attendance and punctuality and not to criticise and de- motivates their wards, he said.