The Delhi government today set December 10 as the deadline to ensure cleanliness in schools, failing which it said it would 'suspend' officials from services. The government said it was a "sin" to make children sit in dirty classrooms.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio said school management committee (SMC) teams and senior officers of the department will begin inspections of schools across the national capital after the deadline in this regard.
The education department has directed the schools to file an Action Taken Report (ATR) on the status of cleanliness and hygiene in their respective campuses by December 9. Action against defaulters may include suspension from service and initiation of departmental proceedings as per rules, the government said.
complacently watch them playing in unclean grounds where there is filth and rubbish," the department said in a statement.
According to officials, the government will treat it as a long term measure and all schools have been advised to make the cleanliness drive a part of their official routines in their respective campuses.
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