With a view to provide proper education to students studying in schools with 0-20 enrolments, the education department has asked schools to furnish information regarding the number of students enrolled with them. The circular issued by the government on February 21 asks schools to provide information regarding the number of students enrolled and the medium of education too. The circular has further asked the schools to furnish the details by February 26 so that measures to relocate the students in nearby schools.
During the Winter Session, while responding to a question, education minister Vinod Tawde had said that there were a large number of schools in the state that had 0-20 students enrolled in them. He had assured the house that steps were being taken to ensure that as a result of the low enrolments the education of the students did not suffer. With a view to address the issue and get an accurate estimate of such schools, the school education director’s office issued the circular.
According to the circular issued by Dr Purshottam Bhapkar, director school education, as the quality and standard of education in schools with low enrolments were not satisfactory, it was decided to transfer the students to nearby schools with higher enrolments. “Students studying in schools with low enrolments are not getting the type of education that students in bigger schools are getting, hence it has been decided to transfer them to larger schools close to the existing schools so that they also can get good quality and standard of education,” said Dr Bhapkar.
As part of the initiative the department has asked schools with student strength of 0-20 to not only provide the number and medium of education but also mention the name of the nearest school with enrolments above 21 students.
