Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia
New Delhi:
Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia today said provisions exist to strip civic bodies of their powers, hinting that the new Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government could do so if the BJP-ruled municipal corporation did not grant "No Objection Certificate" (NOC) for opening new schools.
"There are provisions for stripping the powers of MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) if they don't clear map layouts (for construction of new schools)," Mr Sisodia said.
He said he would meet commissioners of the three municipal corporations of Delhi on Tuesday.
"Some bureaucrats have complained that municipal corporations take months to approve a map for construction of any school. I will chair a meeting with the commissioners of all the three corporations regarding this," he told reporters.
The minister, whose top priority would be education, emphasised on improving facilities in government schools.
In its poll manifesto, the Aam Aadmi Party had promised to open 500 schools in the national capital.
"There are provisions for stripping the powers of MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) if they don't clear map layouts (for construction of new schools)," Mr Sisodia said.
He said he would meet commissioners of the three municipal corporations of Delhi on Tuesday.
"Some bureaucrats have complained that municipal corporations take months to approve a map for construction of any school. I will chair a meeting with the commissioners of all the three corporations regarding this," he told reporters.
The minister, whose top priority would be education, emphasised on improving facilities in government schools.
In its poll manifesto, the Aam Aadmi Party had promised to open 500 schools in the national capital.
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