Delhi Child Rights Commission slaps notice on MCD for poor education quality in schools
India Today
The Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has slapped a notice upon the MCD for poor quality of education in its schools.
The Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) has slapped a notice upon the MCD for poor quality of education in its schools.
The commission has ordered an inquiry into the repeated failure of MCD-administered schools. The MCD has been given two weeks to reply to notice issued by DCPCR. It has been asked to submit its reply before September 19.
The Notice of Inquiry issued by DCPCR states, “The responsibility of imparting primary education lies with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Therefore, the findings of the National Achievement Survey(NAS) 2021 for Class 3 is a direct commentary on the quality of teaching and learning in Municipal Schools."
"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. In fact, the class 3 results of Municipal Corporation of Delhi is below national average in all three subjects: Language, Maths, and Environmental Studies," it states.
"The average state score for Class 3 in language is merely 52 percent while the national average is 62%," it added.
It further reads, “Let it be noted that the poor performance cannot be pandemic as the score for Class 3 in National Achievement Survey 2017 was merely 58%. Therefore, the Commission issues notice to Municipal Corporation of Delhi seeking explanation of the poor performance. The explanation must be filed within 2 weeks, not later than 19.09.2022”
DCPCR Chairperson Anurag Kundu said that DCPCR has ordered an inquiry regarding the absolutely poor quality of education in MCD schools.
