Last Update: January 24, 2023, 5:22 pm IST
The secondary education department in UP has prepared a policy draft and sought suggestions from the public (Representational photo/PTI)
Education Director Mahendra Dev said that the proposal has been uploaded on the official website of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education.
To create new avenues of income for government schools so that they become financially self-sufficient, the Uttar Pradesh government is considering a proposal to allow all secondary schools affiliated to the UP Board to rent out their premises for private events .
In UP, the Department of Secondary Education has prepared a policy draft and sought suggestions from the public.
Education Director Mahendra Dev said that the proposal has been uploaded on the official website of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education.
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The draft policy proposes that these institutions allow programs such as sports, cultural activities and exhibitions on vacant school grounds, allow use of school premises to host marriage ceremonies and other functions during school holidays, and allow cultivation of crops. Can generate wealth by utilizing their resources by allowing plantation. Nursery or Montessori classes as well as computer vocational training after school hours or even on free land apart from developing commercial gyms and swimming pools in the premises.
The policy also proposes to set up a committee at the district level to consider proposals and grant permissions.
The six-member committees will be headed by the District Magistrate as its head, the Chief Development Officer as its vice-chairman, the District Inspector of Schools as its member-secretary besides the Finance and Accounts Officer and Manager and Principal of the school. related as a member.
As per the state policy guidelines, the schools will first need to approve the proposal in the general body meeting of their management committees and then it will be sent to the district level committees for approval.
Only those proposals will be approved which do not affect the regular teaching and learning of the school or lead to permanent or semi-permanent construction. The schools will also have to agree to get the Earning Accounts duly audited by a Chartered Accountant and provided to the Committee for scrutiny.
They also need to upload them on their official websites for transparency.
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