The Hindu 23.12.2010
BBMP wants its CBSE school ready soon
Bangalore: The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Standing Committee for Education on Wednesday directed Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) officials to ensure that the BBMP's first CBSE school is ready by the next academic year.
The BBMP has tied up with the BVB and will share 50:50 ratio on cost. The committee members, including chairperson B.V. Ganesh, inspected the building that is being constructed at a cost of Rs. 2.95 crore at Okalipuram. The “model school” is facing teething troubles with regard to modalities and sharing of responsibilities.
Mr. Ganesh said that Kannada would be a compulsory subject in the school, irrespective of what the second language optional was. “We also urged the BVB authorities to ensure principles of social justice are followed in admissions. The BBMP will fill 50 per cent of the seats, while the BVB will fill the remaining,” he said. Later, the members visited five playgrounds in the city. They took the officials to task for constructing structures on these grounds unnecessarily.
