Private schools’ U DICE code will be canceled if they do not apply for recognition by May 25, growing concern from activists Achi-News

Achi news desk-Bhaskar News These days, there is more concern among operators of unrecognized private schools across the district including Dandai block about getting recognition of private schools under the Dandai Right to Education Act 2009. In fact, in the light of letter number 368 dated May 2, 2024, from the Office of the District Education Superintendent of the Department of Education, a letter has been sent to the principals of all private schools across the area regarding the recognition of private schools. under the Right to Education Act. There are instructions in the letter to apply online within 15 days of sending the letter. It has been said that the U dice allocated to private schools that do not submit an online application will be cancelled. Moreover, by entering the data related to schools online, instructions have been given to make the hard copy available in the office of the Regional Superintendent of Education by May 25, 2024. Let us tell you that the Lok Sabha elections are on the horizon. Activists say that officers and officials are busy doing election work, and because of that we are facing difficulties in preparing different types of data. We are not able to meet officers and officials in their offices, problems arise and there is great concern among us because of that. The concern among the operators has also increased because for class one to eight, the eligibility criteria is an acre and a quarter of land for urban areas and one acre of land for rural areas. While for classes 1 to 5, the eligibility for land is 40 decimals for urban areas and 60 decimals for rural areas In order to establish a school, it is mandatory for the land to be registered in the name of the school It is not is protected in the name of the school, then it will be kept for 30 years. For middle school qualification, the amount of ₹ 25000 and for primary school qualification, the amount of ₹ 12500 thousand was told to be deposited by the concerned school through treasury challan. Fixed deposit of Rs 1 lakh in the name of the school, lightning conductor, running water, playground, CCTV camera, school boundary wall, adequate fire fighting facility and other parameters were mentioned.