
Schools in Andhra Pradesh with less than 20 children to be derecognised
The Hindu
The School Education Department has started the process of withdrawing recognition to private aided and unaided schools with enrolment of less than 20 students.In an order issued to this effect, Direc
The School Education Department has started the process of withdrawing recognition to private aided and unaided schools with enrolment of less than 20 students.
In an order issued to this effect, Director, School Education, V. Chinaveerabhadrudu said based on the data of enrolment updated by the school managements after completion of the admission process for the academic year 2021-22, it was observed that certain private and private aided schools have enrolments less than 20 children.
He cited the Right to Education (RTE) norm that with regard to children in Classes 1-V, a school shall be established within a walking distance of 1 km of the neighbourhood taking into consideration the population of at least 20 school-going children in the locality, to make the school viable and ensure quality.

On December 23, the newly elected office bearers of the Anna Nagar Towers Club, led by its president ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, who is a former MLA, met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin and conveyed their greetings. According to a press release, besides, ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, the Anna Nagar Towers Club delegation that met Stalin at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK Party headquarters, included vice-president R. Sivakumar, secretary R. Muralibabu, joint secretary D. Manojkumar, treasurer K. Jayachandran and executive committee members N. D. Avinash, K. Kumar, N. R. Madhurakavi, K. Mohan, U. Niranjan, S. Parthasarathi, K. Rajasekar, S. Rajasekar, M. S. Ramesh, R. Satheesh, N. C. Venkatesan and K. Yuvaraj. Karthik Mohan, deputy secretary of DMK’s Information Technology Wing, was present on the occasion.












