Soon after taking charge of Finance and Education department for the second time, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday held a series of meetings with the officials and directed the Directorate of Education (DoE) to expedite the setting up of the 'Skills and Entrepreneurship University' and the Delhi Sports University. He also stressed on strict measures to eradicate corruption from the tax department.
"It is important to take steps to wipe out departmental corruption," he said. "Setting up effective revenue targets should be our next course of action," Sisodia.
"Education will be our top priority," said the education minister adding, "Expediting the process of setting up the two universities- the Delhi Skills and Entrepreneurship University; and the Sports University should be amongst our top priorities,"
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government last year passed the proposal of constructing two universities separately for Sports and Entrepreneurship. The main aim behind the two initiative is to groom the students who have the potential to excel in various sports and setting up the Skills and Entrepreneurship University to enroll students in vocational subjects which will ultimately solve the issue of unemployment and boost the economy.
Stressing upon the need to eradicate departmental corruption by income tax officers, the finance minister, in a meeting held with the bureaucrats said, "It is important to take steps to wipe out departmental corruption. Setting up effective revenue targets should be our next course of action."
Further, in a meeting held with the senior officials of the DoE, Sisodia directed the team to focus on improving infrastructure of schools, and speeding up the completion of new classrooms project.
"We have to continue to work on improving the infrastructure of our schools. We need to speed the installation of CCTV cameras and ensure more new classrooms for the students. Effective utilization of the SMC (School Management Committee) funds is also important," he said.
He also directed the officers to look into aesthetically redesigning the boundary walls of schools and sign boards. He plans to hold a detailed meeting with the Deputy Directors of Education next week to discuss about the academic improvement programs, said an official.