Uttarakhand govt to hand out its 550 schools to industries for infrastructural revival
According to Education minister Dhan Singh Rawat, the government will ink MoUs (memorandums of understanding) for adoption of these schools with corporate houses by month end in the presence of Uttarakhand Governor and the Chief Minister.
Going by the officials of the state education department the schools being identified for privatisation include both primary and secondary schools. The new and unprecedented decision of Pushkar Singh Dhami government also allows non-resident Uttarakhand natives to adopt the schools.
According to the department's decision, firms taking over the schools will provide modern facilities like computer labs, libraries, and playgrounds in these institutions.
Dhan Singh Rawat said that decision as to permission for adoption of government schools by private firms is aimed at rejuvenation of remote and under-resourced government schools in the state.
"The State government has resorsted to a new initiative to provide better and modern education environment in association with industrial houses. Nearly 550 government schools, mainly from hill areas, will be directly linked with industrial houses through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds. These schools will be formally adopted by industrialists to provide them with modern study resources for the children in the hill areas" said state education minister.
The minister added "besides facilitating study materials adopting industrial houses will also look after the renovation of the building infrastructure of the schools. The facilities will include renovation of the school buildings, playgrounds, clean toilets, sports materials and host of other needed services to the students. Industrial houses to be roped for adoption of the schools have already given their in-principle agreement to the government."
Minister informed school adoption MoUs under CSR initiative will be signed with industrial houses at a special event to be held at Raj Bhavan on July 30 in the leadership of Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh and Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.
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