The proposal had a lot of lacuna and the committee which will select trust did not have public representatives, says Sainath Durge
Though BMC has proposed to start 35 new schools under the public private partnership (PPP) model in the classrooms of schools which have closed on account of poor or zero student strength, a proposal is already awaiting for approval from the Education committee of the civic body. Group leaders had cleared it last year.
The Education committee had returned the proposal seeking more clarity. Sainath Durge, Yuva Sena leader and member of the panel, said, "The proposal had a lot of lacuna and the committee which will select trust did not have public representatives." He added that there was no clarity on RTE admission and fees to be charges from students.
A L Jarhad, additional municipal commissioner (city) said that the proposal needs to get the green signal from the Education Committee as well as the general body to get implemented. "We will make changes as per the need and suggestions from the committee as this will enable poor people to get quality education," said Jarhad.
He added that in order to raise the standard of teaching, and to bring down the drop out rate out in civic schools, we decided to rope in private organisations to manage these schools.
In phase I, 35 BMC-run schools will be offered to private trusts as new "Full School Management with Private Partner Teachers" (FSMPT) policy. These schools have become defunct due to poor attendance.
According to the proposal, a private NGO can select one civic school, and after approval, it will be responsible for recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff, as well as the overall functioning of the school. As per the FSMPT policy, private trusts who take over defunct schools have to bring their own teachers and funds. The private partner will be selected by an expert committee to sign a 10-year MoU, and will have to present a detailed plan, specify teaching methods and show their ability to generate funding. The expert committee includes additional municipal commissioner (western suburbs), deputy municipal commissioner (education), civic education officer and two education experts.
SCHOOLS ON TARGET
- Jogeshwari Gumpha Civic Gujarati School, Chakala Civic School, Andheri, Gujarati Civic School, Chembur Naka, Civic Hindi School, Khedwadi in Bandra, Marathi Civic School, Sewdi, Civic school, New Naigaon, Dadar and Civic Schools in Worli.
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