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No communique, no free travel for 35,000 Pimpri students this year

Monday, 28 June 2010 11:08 administrator
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Indian Express   28.06.2010

No communique, no free travel for 35,000 Pimpri students this year

MANOJ MORE Tags : corporation, free travel for 35, 000 Pimpri students Posted: Mon Jun 28 2010, 04:43 hrs

 Pune:  A communication gap between the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) and the transport utility, Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (PMPML), has resulted in the utility not extending the free travel facility to around 35,000 students.

All these students, hailing from Pimpri-Chinchwad, were provided passes for free travel between their schools and residences last academic year. This year, the PMPML officials have apparently not sent any communique to the civic body; and the PCMC has not taken any decision in this regard.

PMPML spokesperson Deepak Pardeshi said the process for distribution of application forms to students for getting the bus passes had begun in the PMC jurisdiction, but it could not be started in the PCMC limits as there had been no communication from the civic body on the payment part or extension of the scheme. “The PMC has conveyed to us that it will pay the same amount as last year - around Rs 6 crore. We are expecting the same from PCMC, but are yet to get any initimation.”

Municipal Commissioner Asheesh Sharma said they were awaiting a communique from the PMPML. He said the administration could place a proposal on the money part at the standing committee meeting on Tuesday, if that was the issue.

PCMC officials said, “The PMPML board takes a decision for its entire jurisdiction, which includes both Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. If it has taken a decision for Pune, the same could be followed in Pimpri-Chinchwad also. Why has it started the process only in Pune? This discrimination should stop.”

Pardeshi said they were distributing the application forms for free travel facility to school representatives this year.

Last Updated on Monday, 28 June 2010 11:10
 

MCD plans more English medium schools

Monday, 28 June 2010 06:06 administrator
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The Hindu      28.06.2010

MCD plans more English medium schools

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to extend imparting of education in English medium to 249 more primary schools. The announcement was made by MCD Education Committee head Dr. Mahendra Nagpal here this past week. “This medium of education was started in 267 schools known as Nigam Pratibha Vidyalayas. Those who got education in the English medium in Class I will now be taught subjects in English in Class II as well. Books for English medium students have been procured. Gradually all classes up to Class V will be converted into English medium over a period of five years,” he added.

Dr. Nagpal informed that each section of Nigam Pratibha Vidyalayas will be of 40 students. The selection will be done through draw of lots by the committee constituted by the Director, Primary Education. Teachers for such schools will be arranged by transfer-posting as MCD teachers are competent and are selected through a tough selection procedure. The English medium schools will get priority in provision of basic necessities. “Funds can also be arranged with the help of Councillors for provision of basic facilities,” he added.

Last Updated on Monday, 28 June 2010 06:13
 

VMC's undertaking to corporate colleges

Monday, 28 June 2010 05:43 administrator
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The Hindu      28.06.2010

VMC's undertaking to corporate colleges

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Says it will pay the admission fee on behalf of meritorious students who secured free seat

VMC to create corpus fund for the purpose

Philanthropists may donate to the corpus fund

VIJAYAWADA: In the wake of hullabaloo that corporate colleges are insisting upon students who secured free seat to pay the admission fee, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has given “an undertaking” that it will pay the admission fee on behalf of the students. Municipal Commissioner G. Ravi Babu said that the VMC wrote letters to different corporate colleges in the city stating that the corporation would take responsibility of paying the admission fee. The colleges were also urged not to insist upon the students to pay the fee, he said. Every student who secured more than 500 marks in SSC had to pay a fee of Rs. 2,000, while the student who secured more than 480 marks in SSC had to pay Rs. 5,000 towards admission fee. The VMC, through donors, would pay the fees. And, for this, the VMC had roped in philanthropists, charitable trusts and foundations like Lanco Foundation.

The VMC would create a corpus fund for paying the fee of students who secured admission into corporate colleges. The philanthropists could make donations to the corpus fund so that this initiative would continue in future as well, he said.

Felicitations

The corporation was planning to organise a function to handover the fee to the colleges. The VMC, at this function, would felicitate the meritorious students; educationists and philanthropists would also be felicitated for encouraging the meritorious students, he said.

It may be recalled that the VMC convened student-corporate colleges interface meeting recently. As many as 230 students, who secured more than 500 marks in SSC, turned up for the meeting. Of this, 128 students were assured of admission into the colleges, including Sri Chaitanya, Narayana, NRI, Satya Sai and Sri Vidya colleges. Mr. Ravi Babu urged the colleges' principals and representatives to offer free seats to them in view of their marks and financial status as well.

Last Updated on Monday, 28 June 2010 05:44
 
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