Delhi govt organises meeting of school management committees

New Delhi, Sep 11 (PTI) The Delhi government todayorganised the first school management committees (SMC) meetingwhich is aimed at bridging the gap between the parents andgovernment schools. The sabha was organised for management committees ofgovernment schools in the Burari Assembly constituency.Members from 15 schools attended the event held at RajkiyaPratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Civil Lines here to share theirgrievances with the government officials. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was present duringthe event where the parents spoke about the problems faced bythem. "The concept of the SMC sabha was to provide a platformto parent and SMC members to voice their issues with theschools to officials concerned, in order to ensure effectiveand speedy resolution," according to an official release. Speaking at the event, Sisodia said, "The government isvery keen on involving parents and the community in schooladministration. SMCs are playing a very constructive role inimproving the condition of government schools today." Sisodia, who sought tighter deadlines for completion ofwork and pulled up the officials who were found to be lax,would personally follow-up all commitments made by officialsto ensure that the works get completed on time. During the event, when a parent complained of poor grainquality in mid-day meals, Sisodia enquired about it and gavethe the contractor a week’s time to improve food quality,failing which the contractor would be penalised and replaced. Regarding the complaints of delay in construction ofclassrooms, he asked officials of PWD and Education Departmentto convene a meeting tomorrow. Apart from Sisodia, Burari MLA Sanjeev Jha, DistrictMagistrate (North East District), and officials of educationdepartment, PWD, Delhi Jal Board, MCD and Delhi Policeattended the event. PTI ABASMN