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NGO exposes widespread violations in Mumbai schools
Updated On: 14 February, 2024 07:21 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
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261 non-state board and 415 private schools were found to be in violation. Representation Pic
An NGO’s RTI inquiry exposed that 261 non-state board schools in the city and 415 private unaided primary schools under the BMC Education Department have breached the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools Staff, (MEPS), Rules, 1981, and the BMC grant-in-aid code. They failed to secure or apply for individual recognition/approval for their teaching (principals and teachers) and non-teaching staff.
Following a complaint, the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) has written to the deputy director of education in Mumbai seeking action. The complainant, Nitin Dalvi, President of the NGO Maharashtra Rajya Vidyarthi, Palak, Shikshak Mahasangh, asserts that the MEPS Rules, 1981, apply to non-state board schools. In the case of private unaided primary schools, the BMC grant-in-aid code is deemed applicable.
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