Summary:
An anganwadi worker is supposed to help poor families and should not fool them for their own profit. If someone is running a school illegally, then strict action will be taken against her.”Recently, the district magistrate in a letter to the BSA asked her to inquire about 92 such schools running illegally in Agra.The BSA, however, suspects that the number of schools running illegally can be more. According to officials, inspections have already been started. The school teaches nothing as there is only one classroom, while it is reaping all the benefits provided by the government,” she said.“If the BSA fails to take action, I will lodge an FIR against the school,” she added.BSA Archana Gupta, meanwhile, said, “An inquiry has been started in this connection. Agra: The basic shiksha adhikari (BSA) has ordered an inquiry into the functioning of a school following the complaint of district president of Anganwadi Workers’ Union Savitri Devi, who alleged that an anganwadi worker, who identifies herself as headmistress of the school, was minting money from students by throwing all norms to the air.“Ambedkar Junior School in Ramnagar basti in Lohamandi — of which the anganwadi worker, Nalkesh, is headmistress — has been admitting even three-year-old students and charging exorbitant fees ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000,” claimed Savitri Devi.“The school has one teacher for 80 students, while the Right to Education norms suggest one teacher for only 35 students,” she alleged.“I have urged the BSA to set up an inquiry into the matter..