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NMC to acquire land for school

Monday, 13 May 2013 00:00 administrator
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The Times of India               13.05.2013

NMC to acquire land for school

NASHIK: The Nashik municipal corporation (NMC) has decided to acquire land reserved for primary school at Agartalkli in the city. The standing committee of the NMC at its meeting last week approved the civic administration's decision to send a proposal to the office of the deputy collector (land acquisition) for acquisition of 3,600 sq metre of land at Agartalkli.

The step was initiated after the owner of the land served a legal notice to the NMC to acquire the plot reserved for a primary school. After the legal notice was issued, the civic administration submitted the proposal for land acquisition.

Standing committee chairman Ramesh Dhongade gave his approval to the proposal.

According to the NMC's development plan (DP) approved in 1993, around 8,000 sq metre land in survey no. 38 and 41 in Agartakli was reserved for a primary school. Of this 3,600 sq metre of land is from survey no. 41 and is owned by Kamlesh Shah.

Shah issued the notice on December 24, 2012 to the NMC to acquire the land at the earliest.

According to the law, it is mandatory to acquire land reserved in the DP within 10 years from the date of approval. The 10-year deadline of the land at Agartalki ended in 2003.

According to guidelines, it is mandatory for the NMC to start the land acquisition process within 12 months from the date of issuance of the notice. If this is not done, the reservation will be automatically abolished. This deadline of one year will end on December 23, 2013 and the NMC will have to acquire the land by that date.

 

Kozhikode corporation set to launch website for schools

Saturday, 11 May 2013 00:00 administrator
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The Times of India               11.05.2013

Kozhikode corporation set to launch website for schools

KOZHIKODE: Soon, Kozhikode corporation will have an exclusive website featuring all schools in its limit.

The working group committee on education, sports, entertainment and youth welfare that functions under the education standing committee of the civic body is preparing to launch a website under its comprehensive education project.

The city corporation is planning to develop an exclusive site with the help of IT@School Mission.

Preliminary work for the project including collecting data on each school within its limit, is already underway. The website will feature details on lower primary, upper primary, high school and higher secondary schools that fall under the limits of the corporation.

The project to launch an exclusive website for schools has been included in the budget for the 2013-14 financial year. Considered to be the first such initiative taken by a civic body in the state, the city corporation aims at providing all information on schools to ensure better planning while preparing development projects for the schools.

The website will feature all government, aided and unaided schools from standard one to plus two in its limit. The website will give information on the school such as student and faculty strength, location, facilities available, location and achievements of the school.

The website will also highlight accolades that a school has received over the years in various fields.

Education standing committee chairperson Ushadevi said there are around 140 to 160 schools in the corporation limit. "The coordination committee has started collecting data on the number of schools in its limit and other preliminary details. We hope to launch the website within three months," she said.

T Ashok Kumar, coordinator of the comprehensive education project of the city corporation said the website would help the civic body and education department plan projects for the infrastructure development of educational institutions in the corporation limit.

"The website will provide sector-wise information on LP, UP, HS and HSS schools which will help them allot funds just by visiting the website. A link to the website will be provided on the home page of the corporation website," he said.

 

PCMC to start two English medium schools next year

Wednesday, 08 May 2013 09:39 administrator
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The Indian Express                  08.05.2013

PCMC to start two English medium schools next year

Semi-English medium divisions set to be introduced in 35 PMC schools from the next academic session.

As the Pune Municipal Corporation takes final steps to introduce semi-English medium divisions in PMC-run schools from next year, the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has gone one step ahead. Apart from introducing semi-English medium divisions in civic-run schools, PCMC has decided to start two English medium schools.

The proposal to introduce semi-English medium divisions in schools run by the Pune Municipal Corporation has set a precedent for the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. The PCMC will be emulating the same in its schools from the next academic year. "We have identified 33 schools where semi-English medium divisions will be introduced. We had planned to cover 50 schools, but only 33 have voluntarily accepted this proposal," said Vijay Lokhande, chairman, PCMC School Board.

Apart from this, PCMC will be starting two new English medium schools in Kasarwadi and Pimpri villages. "It is the need of the hour to have our youth well versed in English. Hence, the PCMC, in collaboration with Thermax Ltd, will set up two schools here. The coming academic year, we will start these two schools with Lower Kindergarten classes," said Lokhande. "The Pimpri school will have two divisions of 20 students each and Kasarwadi school will have three divisions of 20 students each," he added.

The education here in these schools will be free of cost. "Even books, bag and uniform will be given free. Infrastructure facilities like building, playground etc will be provided by PCMC and the teachers will be appointed and paid by the Thermax management. This will help students from poor families get a shot at education in English medium. Every year, one class will be increased," said Lokhande.

"The final stages of introducing semi-English medium divisions in the PMC-run schools are underway. We have already trained the teachers for a week," said PMC School Board chief Shivaji Daundkar.

The semi-English medium divisions were supposed to be started in all PMC-run schools that had classes with two divisions and were willing to adopt this medium. One division will be converted to semi-English. "There are 310 PMC-run schools and this scheme will be introduced in 35 schools, i.e. 35 divisions will be converted to semi-English medium," said Daundkar. "The parents will have a choice of admitting their children into semi-English or Marathi medium divisions," he added.

 
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