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Few takers for insurance scheme in MCD schools

Wednesday, 08 December 2010 11:33 administrator
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Hindustan Times  08.12.2010

Few takers for insurance scheme in MCD schools

Blame it on lack of awareness among parents or apathy from the school authorities, but out of the 10 lakh students studying in schools run by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) only 24 have claimed insurance in the last four years. The civic agency has an insurance scheme for all its students wherein they can receive up to R 50,000 in case of death or loss of limb or hospitalisation.

In case of its health scheme, too, the MCD is supposed to provide spectacles and hearing aids to students but only 1,042 spectacles and 20 hearing aids have been distributed in the past one year.

Sources said most of the students weren't aware of such a scheme.  The school administrations weren't holding any parent-teacher meets to inform the parents about such facilities.

"It is up to the principal of the schools and the education department of each zone to spread awareness about the scheme but they have been failing in their duty," said a senior official of MCD on conditions of anonymity.

He added that the health policy is also in a shambles as there was no awareness campaign.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 December 2010 11:35
 

Only 24 students availed of MCD insurance in four years

Wednesday, 08 December 2010 11:31 administrator
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Indian Express   08.12.2010

Only 24 students availed of MCD insurance in four years

Express News Service Tags : Municipal Corporation of Delhi, insurance policy, students Posted: Wed Dec 08 2010, 01:30 hrs

New Delhi: Owing to lack of awareness, only 24 students have availed of an insurance policy introduced by the MCD that was meant to benefit 10 lakh of them over the last four years. Through the scheme, beneficiaries stand to receive up to Rs 50,000 in case of death, loss of limb or hospitalisation.

Also, the MCD was supposed to provide glasses and hearing aids to students through its health scheme. However, due to lack of awareness, only 1,042 glasses and 20 hearing aids were given away in the last one year.

According to sources, students are entitled to monetary compensation from the school in the case of an accident, loss of limb or hospitalisation for more than a day. The insurance policy is being provided by Oriental Insurance, for which MCD pays a premium of 79 paisa per child annually.

As the MCD has 10 lakh children in its schools, the civic body has been paying Rs 9.5 lakh as premium to the insurance company every year.

According to sources in the MCD, the students are not benefitting because they are not aware of their rights and schools are not holding enough meetings between teachers and parents to pass on information regarding the scheme to the latter.

“It is up to the principals of the schools and the Education department of each zone to spread awareness on the scheme among parents and students. However, they have failed to carry out their duty,” said a senior MCD official.

Stating that health policies have also been affected because there is no awareness among the potential beneficiaries, he said, “At least half a dozen health camps dealing with eye, ear and dental problems, besides blood camps, were held at Jahangirpuri and Civil Lines in the last few months. However, very few students turned up for them.”

 

HUDA turns heat on private schools in city

Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:14 administrator
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The Times of India       08.12.2010

HUDA turns heat on private schools in city

GURGAON: The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) is planning to crack the whip on private schools which had upgraded their status from primary to higher secondary on their own without seeking official approval.

The schools which are found violating the HUDA rules would face penalty. The apex housing body allocates plots in different sectors at a nominal price. But a recent departmental probe revealed that many of the private schools have violated the HUDA rules blatantly. Confirming this, the HUDA administrator, Nitin Yadav, said : It has come to our notice that some of the schools which were given land to setup primary sections have now upgraded themselves to become middle-level schools while many of those which were meant to be middle-level schools have now become senior secondary sschools. This is in violation of the HUDA rules and regulations.

The internal probe established that many schools which were given land on a specific plot earmarked for nursery have become senior secondary school in the same premises. Refusing to divulge the names of the schools, another official said: List of all the plots which were given in last ten years in Gurgaon has been prepared. This has been matched with the list of private schools registered with the district education office in Gurgaon. We have found discripancies in the status of the schools at the time of allotment of land and current.

When asked about the action to be taken against the schools, the HUDA administrator said that such schools would face action, which could include monetary penalty. There is fixed parameter for earmarking a nursery school or secondary school in each sector. Now if the schools on their own decide to upgrade their status, it jeopardize the planning of the housing body, said another senior HUDA official.

 
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