Pvt schools run illegally in Nowshera
Shariq Majeed
Tribune News Service

Nowshera (Rajouri), May 17
Not caring two hoots for various rules fixed by the Directorate of School Education (DSE) for recognition of private-run schools, seven schools are functioning in Nowshera and its adjoining areas of Laam Ladoka without any statutory permission.

“There are seven such schools in Nowshera and on its peripheries, including Laam Ladoka, which are running without any statutory permission from the DSE. It is a nexus between the DSE and the authorities so they don’t even care to apply for the permission.

The management of these schools are playing with the future of students. These schools don’t even have an infrastructure for running classes,” a local resident said.

“It is the responsibility of the directorate to ensure that such schools are closed and the future of the students is not put at stake,” he added.

An illiterate farmer, whose child is a studying in a private-run school in Nowshera, don’t even know that his ward is studying in a school which is not having a statutory permission and whose school leaving certificate is not valid.

“They admitted my son in the school after filling the admission form and have even given me the fee receipt,” he said.

Kuldeep Kumar Gupta, Chief Education Officer, said: “We will lodge an FIR against the management of these schools and get these schools closed if these allegations are found correct.”

“We have reports that some schools who have got permission for running upto class V, run schools for upto class VIII. We are identifying such schools and will take action,” CEO assured.