More ‘Sanskriti-type’ schools for govt employees’ wards

More Delhi-based ‘Sanskriti-type’ schools are set up to come across the country for wards of civil servants, the Centre has decided.

The move comes after the government noticed problems being faced by the officers who on transfer to metro cities or any other location in the middle of an academic year find it very difficult to secure admission for their children.

“It is, therefore, the view of the government that as a welfare measure the Government of India should also encourage and support opening of Sanskriti type schools in other parts of the country,” a draft policy issued today by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said.

Similar initiatives have been taken for quite some time to cater to the educational needs of the children of the armed forces. A chain of army, navy and air force schools are run under the aegis of Army Welfare Education Society, Navy Education Society and IAF Educational and Cultural Society, respectively, it said.

“Even though Kendriya Vidyalayas exist in several cities of the country to cater to the educational needs of wards of government employees, they do not fulfil the objectives to resolve the problems of transferable central government employees,” the draft policy said.
The proposal to set up Sanskriti-type school in any state capital may be initiated by the state government. It is not intended that such schools will necessarily be set up in every state capital.

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