The Education minister Dhan Singh Rawat has directed the senior departmental officers to visit the schools in all the districts. In a letter the minister has asked the officers including the secretary to visit the schools and assess them on facilities, availability of teachers, student attendance,
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand education department has appointed a nodal officer to look after the affiliation process of the Atal Utkrisht Schools. The department intends to get the model schools affiliated to the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) board. However, many schools have not been able to meet the eligibility criteria laid out by the central body. The process for affiliation will start again from March 1, 2021. The Atal Utkrisht Schools are a flagship project of the education department. It aims to provide English medium education at a nominal cost to the students who reside in remote areas.
Notably, the education department is planning to make the schools operational from the upcoming academic year.
Uttarakhand to open 190 Atal Utkrisht Vidyalayas ANI | Updated: Jan 09, 2021 09:28 IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 9 (ANI): Uttarakhand government on Friday issued a mandate to open190 schools (two in each block) in the state under Atal Utkrisht Vidyalaya.
As per the mandate, these 190 Atal Utkrisht Vidyalayas will be affiliated with the CBSE board and will open from the next academic session.
Announcing the scheme, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said the schools, in future, will give new dimensions to education, academic works and educational facilities in Uttarakhand. It will also help in preventing migration amidst situations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and help in generating new employment opportunities, the Chief Minister added. (ANI)