Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Elementary Education, Odisha wrote to all district education officers (DEOs) to submit action-taken reports against the private schools which are running without certificate of recognition.
The letter said that the DEOs have been requested to issue draft show-cause notices and take action against the private schools running without certificate of recognition. “Hence you are requested to furnish the report immediately for further action at high level,” the letter reads.
As per rule, the School and Mass Education department has stipulated that all the schools should obtain certificate of recognition (CoR) from the directorate of elementary education to run their educational institutions. To obtain the CoR, schools have to meet norms under Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. After assessment the director will issue recognition for five years.
Earlier, Orissa POST had reported that about one-third private schools in Jajpur district run sans the certificate of recognition (COR) which is issued by the competent Elementary education department authorities, a report said.
Worthy to note, directorate of Elementary Education department had twice ordered Jajpur district administration- once November 26, 2018, and the second March 16 2019 to issue show-cause notices and take stringent actions against such schools running in the district after conducting proper inquiries in this regard.
There are over 300 private schools and colleges in this industrial district. About 10,000 students in Jajpur are studying in these schools. As per norms, private schools are supposed to be supervised regularly by a special investigation team (SIT), on specific criteria like registration details, infrastructure details and other management guidelines.
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