Delhi govt to give uniform look to all its schools

The Delhi government is working on a project to give uniform exterior look to all its school buildings across the city, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said today.

Listing various initiatives to improve educational infrastructure in the city, Dikshit said her government has been opening two new schools every month in the last two years.

Dikshit was speaking after laying foundation stone of two new secondary schools - one for boys and the other for girls-- in Nangloi area of the city.

The schools, to be commissioned within one year, will impart education right from pre-primary class to 12th standard. The total cost of construction of the two schools would be Rs4.5 crore.

"There has been remarkable progress in education sector with opening of two new schools every month during last two years," she said, adding government is in process of opening more and more schools, particularly in the rural areas.

Appreciating the performance of the government-run schools, she said they have left public schools far behind as far as infrastructure, quality of education and pass percentage are concerned.

"With concerted efforts of the department of education, principals and teachers, the pass percentage in board examinations which used to be between 30% to 32% has now touched around 97 to 98 per cent," Dikshit said.

Highlighting other achievements of her government, Dikshit said the last 13 years have witnessed unprecedented development in all sectors. "We are very close to make Delhi a world class city."