The teachers contributed around Rs 2.10 lakh out of their own pocket while the NGO donated an equal amount
For the past six months, school teachers and an NGO have been helping nearly 200 students reach a BMC-run Urdu school in Imambara in Mumbadevi from far-flung places such as Dharavi and Govandi. Their quiet benevolence came to the fore at a meeting held last week by the local MLA Amin Patel where he was meeting 17 principals of the Urdu schools located in his constituency.
The teachers contributed around Rs 2.10 lakh out of their own pocket while the NGO donated an equal amount.
Patel is now meeting the BMC additional commissioner so as to get proper funds for all the schools. If that is not possible from the BMC's side then Patel plans to rope in NGOs that can help.
"The number of students in vernacular schools is dwindling. I called for the meeting to understand the problem. It is then that I was told that students come from Dharavi and Govandi areas. And for them to be able to reach the school, the teachers have given Rs 2.10 lakh from their own salary so that the students can take the bus. Rs 1,500 was spent on each student over the six months.
There are 17 schools in the area that are Urdu medium and the aim is to upgrade all of them," said Patel.
Patel, a Congress MLA, is seeking help from BMC to get digital classrooms and other facilities for the students in the schools. "I will talk to BMC and seek funds from them. If they cannot, then I will rope in NGOs so that the students can be provided with the best facilities. There was a college in my constituency which lacked the facility of computer rooms and we have got it for them," added Patel.
Some of the demands Patel plans to present to the BMC include technical facilities and that the students be provided with basic English and Marathi subjects to further their prospects in the future.
ANGEL TEACHERS
- Teachers and an NGO helped nearly 200 students reach a BMC-run Urdu school in Imambara in Mumbadevi.
- The teachers contributed Rs 2.10 lakh out of their salary.
- The students come from areas such as Dharavi and Govandi.
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