Bowing to pressure from the public,an inquiry committee has been formed to check whether Akruti's school was well equipped with medical facilities.
The inquiry committee formed to investigate the death of a teenaged girl in a private school in the city will examine whether proper medical facilities were available in the school or not.
A member of the probe committee formed by the Delhi government said private schools should have facilities which include a medical room to provide first aid.
The official said schools are bound to provide medical facilities as they collect medical fees from the students.
Akruti Bhatia, a student of Modern School Vasant Vihar, died on Monday on the way to hospital after she suffered an asthma attack.
Following protest by parents and fellow students who blamed the school authorities for the death of the 17-year-old, Delhi Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely ordered an inquiry to look into all aspects of the incident.
"We will examine whether the school had the basic minimum medical infrastructure," the official said.
"In fact the schools should have proper oxygen mask considering the high level of pollution in the city," he added.
Refusing to comment on the probe, the official said the inquiry committee will also make recommendations to improve medical facilities in private schools.
Asked whether government schools have proper medical facilities, another official claimed that the government has been conducting a special health scheme for students studying in the schools run by it.
"Medical team comprising qualified doctors and nurses regularly conduct health check ups at schools. Usually we conduct the camp at a particular school asking students of the nearby schools to come over," he said.
Apparently bowing to public pressure, the authorities of Modern school have also ordered an inquiry into the incident.
The Federation of Public Schools have also decided to hold a meeting of the representatives from 300 member schools on May 2 to review the health care facilities in them.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked the Delhi Government to submit an inquiry report into the incident within seven days.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the probe into the incident was going on and action would be taken on the basis of the report.
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