Indian Express 22.06.2010
Civic school students will get uniforms only by July end
Express News Service Tags : corporation Posted: Tue Jun 22 2010, 05:52 hrs
Pune: Even though the schools reopened last Monday, the school board of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is yet to distribute school equipment to thousands of students of civic school. While the civic school board officials say uniforms and other equipment would be distributed by July end, activists attribute this delay to mismanagement of the board.“The procedure for distribution of uniforms is in the last leg. After purchasing the fabric from the Maharashtra State Handloom Corporation, we gave the fabric to self help groups as per the government resolution of 1992. The uniforms will now arrive for distribution,” Sangita Tiwari, chairman of the school board said. The PMC had allocated Rs 4 crore for school uniforms alone.
“Besides uniforms, other school material like school bags, drawing equipment and shoes will also be distributed to the students,” she said.
However, Vijay Kumbhar of Surajya Sangharsha Samiti, said, “This inordinate delay is caused by mismanagement of the school board. They should have issued the tender earlier and distributed the equipment quickly. This delay has been happening every year.”
Suryadutta Group launches fashion technology instt
The Suryadatta Group of Institutes on Monday announced its launch of Suryadatta Institute of Fashion Technology (SIFT). The institute, on its campus on Tilak Road, will offer five courses including certificate, diploma and degree courses affiliated to MS Open University, Tamil Nadu. Sanjay Chordiya, founder president and chairman of Suryadatta Group of Institutes said the courses will start from July 16. The SIFT will offer diploma, postgraduate diploma, BSc, MSc and MBA courses. “Each course will have 30 students and a fee of Rs 25,000 per year,” said Chordiya.
Head of SIFT Shabri Shukla said, “The institute will provide education right from stitching to costume and fashion designing.”
