AKOLA: Mayor Jyotsna Gawai, deputy mayor Raffique Siddique
and standing committee chairman Vijay Agrawal were in for a shock when
they paid a surprise visit to Akola Municipal Corporation’s Urdu Primary
School No. 13 a day ago. They found education standards under Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan degrading at the school.

The Urdu school
provides education up to Std VII. The strength of the school is only 85
students. There are only four rooms, one of them being used for the
headmaster’s office.

Shockingly, students of first, second and
third standards are made to sit in one room. Students of fourth and
fifth standard are taught together in another room while students of
sixth and seventh standards are cramped in the third room.

Surprisingly, the Marathi primary school on the same premises has four
vacant rooms. But the Urdu school’s management has not bothered to
utilize them for conducting classes.Education officer of AMC
Shahin Sultana said show-cause notices have been issued to teachers and
a day’s salary will be deducted if their reply is not satisfactory.