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BMC school wins prize days after students move out over unsafe bldg
Mumbai: Just weeks after 1,300 of its students were moved out because one of its buildings was declared unsafe, a BMC-run school in Colaba has won the Mukhyamantri Mazi Shala Sundar Shala award—meant to recognise high achieving schools in the state.
The prize comes with Rs 11 lakh cash, which the management can spend at its discretion.
The Civic run school had Urdu, Kannada, English, Hindi, and Marathi medium sections with close to 5000 children making it one of the largest municipal schools in Mumbai.
A BMC official confirms that "the displaced students—mostly from English-medium section—were initially shifted to online classes before being relocated to another civic-run school in Colaba market, near the MTNL office.
The school they have been shifted to required basic renovation before it could be occupied by the students, that's why it took time."
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Education activist Nitin Dalvi said, "This is a fundamental injustice to those students who have been sitting at home long and now having finally found space, their former school wins an award for which one of the criteria is infrastructure". The award is based on a 150-point evaluation, with the highest marks given for effective implementation of government schemes and programmes (74), followed by academic performance (43) and school infrastructure (33).
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A total of seven municipal corporation run schools received accolades under the Mazi Shala Sundar Shala award.
A BMC official defended the decision, saying the award assesses amenities such as computer rooms, tinkering labs, and libraries and not the condition of buildings.
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