Govt asks 250 private schools to finish bldg approval process soon
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:15.10.2019
The government has asked around 250 private schools, which were granted temporary recognition status, to finish building approval process soon.
Tamil Nadu has around 4,300 private matriculation schools across. Obtaining approval from local Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) office or Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), in case it is located within the city, was made mandatory in 2012.
Around 2,000 schools, without approvals from the said agencies, were in trouble and some approached the Madras high court. They claimed that they were operating for more than 10 years and had obtained building approvals from respective local panchayats. As cases were pending, the government granted temporary recognition to them so that students from these schools can take up board exams. Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, says recognition is mandatory for schools to send their students to board exams.
Against this backdrop, schools constructed before 2011 were exempted from the approval process but this too was caught up in legal tangles. So, the department extended the temporary approval again in May for a year.
Six months down the line, official data shows that 1,750 schools approached respective DTCP offices or CMDA to obtain building approvals. As a result, the remaining 250 schools have also been told to finish the approval process soon so that they don’t face any action, the official added.
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:15.10.2019
The government has asked around 250 private schools, which were granted temporary recognition status, to finish building approval process soon.
Tamil Nadu has around 4,300 private matriculation schools across. Obtaining approval from local Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) office or Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), in case it is located within the city, was made mandatory in 2012.
Around 2,000 schools, without approvals from the said agencies, were in trouble and some approached the Madras high court. They claimed that they were operating for more than 10 years and had obtained building approvals from respective local panchayats. As cases were pending, the government granted temporary recognition to them so that students from these schools can take up board exams. Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, says recognition is mandatory for schools to send their students to board exams.
Against this backdrop, schools constructed before 2011 were exempted from the approval process but this too was caught up in legal tangles. So, the department extended the temporary approval again in May for a year.
Six months down the line, official data shows that 1,750 schools approached respective DTCP offices or CMDA to obtain building approvals. As a result, the remaining 250 schools have also been told to finish the approval process soon so that they don’t face any action, the official added.
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