The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) issued a notice to the BJP-controlled municipal corporation in the city today, seeking an explanation within two weeks for the "poor" performance of primary schools.
In a notice of inquiry, the DCPCR, the statutory watchdog of the Delhi government in matters of child rights, cited the National Achievement Survey (NAS) report 2021 for Class 3 to highlight the quality of teaching and learning in the municipal schools.
The responsibility of imparting primary education lies with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The unified MCD is currently functioning under the BJP-led Centre.
"The NAS Class-3 results paint a dismal picture of teaching and learning in municipal schools, which rank Delhi amongst the lowest 5 performing states in India," the notice read.
"In fact, the Class-3 results of Municipal Corporation of Delhi are below the national average in all three subjects: Language, Maths, and Environmental Studies. The average state score for Class 3 in language is merely 52 per cent while the national average is 62 per cent," it added.
The DCPCR has asked the MCD to file an explanation within two weeks.
"The commission issues notice to Municipal Corporation of Delhi seeking an explanation for the poor performance" the notice read.
Legislators of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including the party's chief spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj, live-streamed their visit to the schools on social media platforms on Saturday, highlighting the "poor condition" of the buildings, classrooms, toilets and campuses, and slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for raising questions on the Delhi government's expenditure on the construction of its schools.
The MCD denied that the condition in its schools is "poorer than those run by the city government" after the AAP MLAs live-streamed their "poor condition" on social media.
The civic body has said the "intrusion by a group of 30-40 people" in the schools was "uncalled for" and the children had to "suffer a rude break to the harmonious rhythm of their learning process"
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